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Los Angeles, CA (AHN) - A hospital is ending its liver transplant program after officials acknowledged in that doctors broke national standards by performing a transplant operation on a man who was not among the most needy patients. The patient in question was a Saudi Arabian citizen who was number-52 on the transplant list. Another patient, who was first on the list, died waiting for a donation.
St. Vincent Medical Center president and chief executive Gus Valdespino says continuing investigations into the 2003 transplant, the obstacles of salvaging the program ,and competitive pressures led to the decision t terminate the program.
An embarrassed Valdespino says the federal government dealt the program a potentially crippling blow by withdrawing its credentials, making it ineligible to receive Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements for liver transplants.
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7000875736
St. Vincent Medical Center president and chief executive Gus Valdespino says continuing investigations into the 2003 transplant, the obstacles of salvaging the program ,and competitive pressures led to the decision t terminate the program.
An embarrassed Valdespino says the federal government dealt the program a potentially crippling blow by withdrawing its credentials, making it ineligible to receive Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements for liver transplants.
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7000875736
