Spooky images from within a long-abandoned hospital show blood bags and surgical tools still set up for operations.
Hancock Memorial Hospital in Georgia, US, was opened in the 1960s but struggled with debts and closed in the 1970s before reopening a decade later.
In 2001 it closed for good owing to its debts, leaving 9,000 people without a nearby medical facility and having to travel more than 90 miles for help.
Pictures show medical tools in operating theatres let in disarray as surgeries were cancelled in the rush to get out.
Confidential medical records of its former patients are also abandoned in boxes while vials of blood remain in fridges.
Masks and robes can be seen hanging ready for medics, and wheelchairs in eerie hallways.
In the rush to leave it appears blood was spilt on desks and computers, with no one bothering to stop and clear up the grim mess.
After being abandoned more than 20 years ago, the former hospital in Hancock County looks as if it has seen better days with bits of ceiling tiles covering the equipment.
The incredible shots were captured by photographer and paranormal investigator Chelsey Lacelle on a road trip in the US.
The 25-year-old said: “This location was in a very small town and did not look like much on the outside - let’s just say it has been the best place I have ever explored.”
The reason for the hospital closure is unknown, however, everything was left behind, raising suspicion around the hasty closure.
“One day they just locked the doors and said it was closed and never came back.
“Apparently staff were unaware that the hospital was closed and some even showed up for their shift to find the doors locked.
“It was said they closed due to financial reasons, but they had left everything behind.
“This spot was unreal, it felt like I was walking through an apocalypse.
“It was really eye-opening to see everything left behind and made you take a step back.
“The hospital was filled with mould, so you don’t want to spend too long in these places sometimes.
“This place was a massive adrenaline rush.”
When the hospital suddenly closed it caused a local catastrophe, with many people dying as there was no other hospital around for miles.
The heart attack death rate in the area rose by 40% as there was no accessible hospital for local residents.
