PHOTOS: Staff gathers as Atlanta Medical Center closes ER

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Atlanta Medical Center’s emergency room closes, ending a century of service to anyone who comes through the door.

After the emergency room at Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center closed, employees gathered outside the hospital to take selfies in Atlanta Friday, October 14, 2022. Steve Schaefer/steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

After the emergency room at Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center stopped taking patients, employees gathered outside the hospital in Atlanta Friday morning, October 14, 2022. Steve Schaefer/steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

Security guards set out signs in front of the hospital after the emergency room at Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center closed in Atlanta Friday morning, October 14, 2022. Steve Schaefer/steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

Staff gathers outside Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, after the hospital closes is ER. The hospital is scheduled to close completely on. Nov.1, 2022. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

The emergency room at Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center closed in Atlanta Friday morning, October 14, 2022. Steve Schaefer/steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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Credit: Steve Schaefer

After the emergency room at Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center closed, employees gathered outside the hospital to take selfies in Atlanta Friday, October 14, 2022. Steve Schaefer/steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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