ER doctor offers help in unexpected way

When you are an ER doctor, the whole world is your operating room. We caught a sweet moment recently when Dr. Jeffrey Atherton stopped to remove several expired stitches for our parking garage attendant, “Junior,” who had been injured after defending his wife from an attacker several weeks ago. Junior hadn’t been able to go back to the hospital since the incident, and Dr. Atherton was just coming off a shift in the ER.

It’s nice to be reminded of the kindness Chattanooga embodies.

Kyter Steffes

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CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Dr. Jeffrey Atherton removes stitches from “Junior,” a parking attendant who had been unable to return to the hospital to have the stitches removed. Brody Contarino helps by holding the light while the doctor takes the time to attend to someone in need.