"The Westbridge situation still remains a mystery - no winners on Ahmad's board yet - but it is certainly escalating. The flood of patients into PTMC is only growing. Robby, Dana, and Dr. Al are fighting for their lives, trying to make room for more patients in the ER. All of the surgeons seem tied up. We haven't seen the waiting room in a while, but if it was that crowded and full of cranks at 7 a.m., let's assume it's gotten much worse."
"There are several other emotional powder kegs that need one little spark, and those babies are going all the way off. I'm mostly giving a side-eye to Robby and Langdon because Robby can attempt to ignore his former mentee all he wants, but that ER is small and their shift is long, and Langdon seems insistent on making amends. There is also that constant friction between Robby and Dr. Al-Hashimi to keep our eyes on."
PTMC faces rapidly increasing patient volume, straining emergency resources as surgeons remain occupied and the waiting room likely worsens. Robby, Dana, and Dr. Al struggle to create space and manage incoming cases while the ER becomes overcrowded. Multiple interpersonal tensions—between Robby and Langdon, Robby and Dr. Al-Hashimi, and Santos's growing missteps—escalate the emotional load on staff. Heat and physical discomfort amplify irritability and reduce tolerance among personnel. The combination of operational overload and fraying relationships threatens to push the hospital system past its capacity. A recent patient death intensifies stress, exposing clinical challenges and the risk of critical failures.
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