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Police in Atlanta report they have arrested a man posing as an emergency physician in a hospital, and authorities in Jacksonville, FL, say they still are hunting for a man seen impersonating a doctor in a children's hospital.
The Atlanta Police Department released a statement saying Eric Perteet was arrested at Piedmont Hospital. Tammi Perteet, the man's wife, told WSB-TV in Atlanta that she had believed her husband was an emergency physician at the hospital, dropping him off at the hospital to go to work. She said he even called her frequently during the day to talk about the difficulties of being an emergency physician, even lamenting about the times he lost patients.
Mrs. Perteet told the television station that when he didn't call one evening, she telephoned the Piedmont Hospital emergency department and was surprised when staff said...