"I think it's a huge benefit to be located in a community where people live, work, and shop," she says. "They don't need to travel for miles to a hospital for care. We can see them quickly, get them treated, and get them back to life as soon as possible. That's our goal."

“My son said, ‘Thank you for saving my mom’s life,’ and it was one of those moments when immediately everybody was crying,” she recalls.

“95 percent of recovery is mental. Five percent is physical. I decided I’m not going to focus on what I can’t do. I’m only going to focus on what I can do.”

“I couldn’t ask for anything better than the treatment Julia received at Atrium,” Dr. Snowden said. “In the Emergency Trauma Center, they took such good care of her and kept me informed. She needed surgery later that day and, again, I felt informed about everything going on.”