Story updated Sept. 30 at 12:26 p.m.
Wellstar Health System says it will close the emergency room at Atlanta Medical Center by Friday, Oct. 14, a full two weeks ahead of the scheduled closure of the hospital on Nov. 1.
The company said in a news release that by “safely winding down services at the AMC Emergency Department” it can reduce the number of patients who may need to transfer out of the hospital by the time it closes in November.
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