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'They didn't leave:' ER staff worked for days on end to help Helene victims

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Dr. Matt Riester and his wife were about to head out of town to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary.

Emergency room physician at Asheville's Mission Hospital attended to 600 patients.

About 300 of those patients rushed in during a six-hour period on Sept. 27 .

Some patients didn't make it, but the hospital system hasn't yet given a number of those who died.

Residents have brought in food and are leaving it in the ambulance bay.

Volunteers manned the grill to feed doctors, nurses and other staff hotdogs and hamburgers.

HCA has brought in relief medical personnel, food, supplies and water to all of its six regional hospitals.

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80

Informative language

77

Neutral language

72

Article tone

informal

Language

English

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47

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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