AMIDST ATLANTA'S TURBULENT ER

The ER at Grady Memorial Hospital roars with a constant stream of victims. The air is thick with the aroma of cleanliness and the cacophony of staff rushing around, their faces a mix of urgency. A man with a laceration whimpers softly as a technician prepares his care. An elderly woman coughs weakly while awaiting her turn at a bed. The head p