COLUMBIA, S.C. – Authorities said on Friday that a baby was legally surrendered at a Columbia hospital through a special state law meant to save children. The South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) said the baby girl was surrendered at Prisma Health Richland Hospital on Thursday after being born on Wednesday. The child is now being medically evaluated and will be placed in a licensed foster home upon being discharged. The baby was taken into the custody of the Williamsburg County Department of Social Services based on where the mother is from.