Ron Dodson, chairman of Southern Regional, which oversees 331-bed Southern Regional Medical Center, said more than 500 residents in the area had to travel to downtown Atlanta for open-heart surgery last year.
The Georgia Department of Community Health is expected to make an initial decision on the proposal by June 21.
Read the Citizen’s report on Southern Regional Health System.
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