Riverdale, GA, hospital eyes cutbacks as county balks at bond

Southern Regional Medical Center, Clayton County, GA's only hospital, has lost money for two years and is depending on the county government to help offset a decline in patients and rising costs to treat the uninsured. An ongoing political feud and concerns about the struggling economy have delayed that help, however. The 331-bed hospital Riverdale hospital has asked the County Commission to back a $95 million bond. County commissioners initially agreed to back the bond, but have began having second thoughts.