INSIDE ATLANTA'S TURBULENT ER

The ER at Grady Memorial Hospital roars with a unyielding stream of victims. The air is thick with the reek of antiseptic and the noise of nurses rushing around, their faces a mix of urgency. A young boy with a laceration whimpers softly as a assistant prepares his care. A helpless patient coughs weakly while awaiting her turn at a chair. The