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Northeast Georgia hospital becomes second to set closing

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By Associated Press 2 min read

COMMERCE, Ga. (AP) – A second rural Georgia hospital has announced its closure, citing financial losses.

Northridge Medical Center in Commerce announced this week that it will close on Oct. 31.

Spokesperson Amy Abel told WDUN-AM that as many as 78 employees could be laid off as the 90-bed hospital in northeast Georgia closes. However, Abel said that Ethica Health & Retirement Communities was trying to place as many people as possible in the adjoining 167-bed nursing home.

George Hunt with Ethica Health & Retirement Communities told Georgia Health News that the hospital has lost $5 million each year over the past three years; the company predicts a $4 million loss this year. Ethica purchased Northridge in 2014.

Abel said demand for services at the hospital has been on the decline in the past year, even with COVID-19 activity. She confirmed the hospital has not offered surgical services since 2018, and there were no inpatients at the hospital on Thursday.