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The Mendocino Coast Fears Losing Its Only Hospital

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In Fort Bragg, residents fear they're on the verge of losing the only hospital in town. The Mendocino Coast District Hospital went bankrupt a few years ago, and today it's barely hanging on. All over the country, rural hospitals have been struggling to survive -- but a closure of the hospital in Fort Bragg would be a tough pill to swallow for local residents.

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