MGH halts a pediatric program: Heart surgeries on hold after errors.

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MGH halts a pediatric program: Heart surgeries on hold after errors.

April 29, 2009

Kowalczyk L.

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This newspaper article discusses one hospital's decision to temporarily close its pediatric cardiac surgery program following errors that caused serious complications for two infants.

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