Number	2823
Subject	Hospitals
Source	Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
State	None
Year	1984
Publication Date	Nov. 25-28
Summary	Fort Lauderdale News and Sun-Sentinel series finds that excessive patient deaths, inept disciplining of doctors and dangerously unrestrained growth have plagued the Veterans Administration heart surgery network for more than a decade.
Category	Contest Winner
Pages	None
Keywords	Mortality rates Freedom of Information American Legion National Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission
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