Tucker hospital to close Dec. 15 (Atlanta Journal-Constitut


Northlake Medical Center, a 120-bed hospital in Tucker, will close next week because of continuing financial losses and shrinking numbers of patients. The hospital's owner, Nashville-based HCA, said Tuesday that the facility's 350 employees will be laid off. Northlake ''has had steady financial declines for years,'' said HCA spokeswoman Cheryl Chubbs. "The [patient] census has dipped to as low as