A doctor who has been treating the wounded from the Orlando nightclub shooting said he would be surprised if the death toll doesn't rise.
Dr. Michael Cheatham of Orlando Regional Medical Center said the massacre was "the largest disaster that we probably could have imagined."
Forty-nine people were killed when a gunman opened fire in a gay nightclub on early Sunday. More than 50 people were wounded in the attack. The gunman died in a shootout with police.
Cheatham said described great support at the hospital, saying there was "never a time we were without anything we needed." He also said the facility escalated from two operating rooms to six within 30 to 60 minutes to care for the flood of patients.
Cheatham said hospital and trauma centers prepare for disasters, but "you can never prepare adequately."
Doctors praised the work of staff at the hospital, where six people remain "critically ill."
Of the 44 patients brought to the hospital, 27 remain hospitalized, six are in critical condition, and five are in guarded condition. Sixteen are stable.
Dr. Michael Cheatham said at a news conference Tuesday that six people are still critically ill at the hospital. He said they are doing everything they can for them and he asked people to pray for them.
Five people are in guarded condition. Sixteen are stable.
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