County commissioner wants state audit of Grady

The battle over the future of Grady Hospital in Atlanta continues. A DeKalb County commissioner is asking the state to push for an indenpendent audit of the hospital to help answer questions as to how bad its financial picture is. Also at issue is the Grady relationship with Emory hospitals. A former Grady board member has accused Emory's School of Medicine of selectively taking paying patients from Grady. As one of the state's handful of level-one trauma care centers, Grady is said to be on the verge of financial collapse--perhaps by the end of this year.