atlanta update from doctor

[Peteri Szerlagi]

4 patients - all gunshot victims - 2 went to OR - 1 is out already - 1
still in surgery

1 being treated by interventional radiology - they can treat vascular
injuries by inserting catheters

1 is stable in trauma center / ED - did not need surgery apparently

3 will go to ICU after surgery since they are all in critical condition

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reading between the lines - the trauma center is more of a "process"
than a physical location - patients come in via ED - are seen
immediately by trauma surgeons / specialists - patients then go to OR
or radiology if needed - after surgery patients go to ICU

probably stroke patients and heart attack victims and other critical
medical patients are treated in the same rooms more or less - but are
maybe treated by different doctors / specialists - as you would expect

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/capital/an-inside-look-at-gradys-largest-investment-in-30-years.html
- grady got more ORs - unknown total number

https://www.wabe.org/grady-memorial-hospital-expands-atlanta-footprint-with-new-outpatient-building/
- wellstar closed 2 hospitals in atlanta in 2022 - ?????