Lt. Gov. Tours Troubled Prince George's Hospital

The struggling Prince George's County Hospital System is facing a much tougher year to get financial help from the state, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown said Thursday, but he pledged to continue "our commitment to the survival of the hospital."

Brown said the state's $1.5 billion structural deficit will make next year's legislative session harder than the last one to create a stable funding source for the troubled hospital system.

"There are a lot of competing interests and that's just to hold what we have, let alone improve in those areas that we want to," Brown told hospital officials before taking a tour of the center.

Along the way, Brown met Brian Boyle, a 21-year-old from Charles County who said he owes his life to the hospital. Now, he's trying to call attention to saving it.