| Number | 13626 |
| Subject | Hospitals |
| Source | Wall Street Journal (New York) |
| State | None |
| Year | 1996 |
| Publication Date | December 12 |
| Summary | The article disclosed the details of numerous deaths in the heart transplant program at a prominent Chicago hospital, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center. Among the central findings, the piece noted that several of Rush's own cardiac surgeons had serious concerns about medical decisions and patient deaths in the fast-growing and aggressive program. Concerns included the possible mismatching of donor hearts with some patients. The article also reported on patients who died; one died when a surgeon showed up late for an operation; another when his cardiac deterioration wasn't detected for hours; and another when medical staff members failed to take note of a recent transfusion that led to "hyper-acute" heart rejection. |
| Category | Contest Entry |
| Pages | 12 |
| Keywords | Burton Cardiac conflict;Contest entry;Doctors;Health Care;medical malpractice |
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