GA abandons its rural hospitals

How do you rescue Georgia's rural hospitals — often the heart and soul of the communities that they serve — from the financial challenges that are forcing them to close their doors forever? Apparently, you don't. If you're the state of Georgia, you express insincere concern for their health, slap a Band-Aid on their gaping wounds and push them out the door to face the ugly future that awaits them. Back in March — and back when he still had an election to win — Gov. Nathan Deal claimed to be so concerned that he appointed a special committee to study the problem and recommend potential answers.