 At the beginning of the 21st century and before its crisis, MLK–MACC (then MLK/Drew) had 537 beds, was the teaching hospital of the adjacent Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, spread over a site which included a dormitory for medical residents, employed 2,238 full-time personnel, and in 2004 treated 11,000 inpatients and 167,000 outpatients.Located near high crime streets, the hospital had a very active trauma unit.In 2003, it handled 2,150 gunshot wounds and other life-threatening injuries.