Atlanta’s health care system is strained by major hospital’s closing, doctors and patients say
02/12/24 at 03:35 AM
Atlanta’s health care system is strained by major hospital’s closing, doctors and patients say
NBC News, by Bracey Harris and J.J. McCorvey; 2/7/24
At Emory University Hospital Midtown in downtown Atlanta, two mobile pods have been stationed outside the emergency room. Doctors have been called in during extra busy “surge” times, and an administrator described patients on stretchers lining the halls. ... Nearby, Grady Memorial Hospital is so packed that ambulance traffic is sometimes routed to facilities miles away. ... These are the aftershocks from the closing in 2022 of Atlanta Medical Center in a city that already struggled to meet demand for services and provide accessible care.