AMIDST ATLANTA'S CHAOTIC ER

The ER at Grady Memorial Hospital bustles with a unyielding stream of individuals. The air is thick with the aroma of cleanliness and the noise of staff rushing back, their faces a mix of anxiety. A teenager with a concussion whimpers softly as a nurse sets up his treatment. A frail senior coughs weakly while awaiting her turn at a station. Th