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Profiting From Risky Atherectomies That Can Lead to Amputations

Atherectomies and other procedures on Kelly Hanna’s veins and arteries started in February 2019.Her records do not always show which vessels Dr. Mustapha performed procedures on, instead only indicating which […]




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How NYU’s Emergency Room Favors the Rich

In New York University’s busy Manhattan emergency department, Room 20 is special.Steps away from the hospital’s ambulance bay, the room is outfitted with equipment to perform critical procedures or isolate […]




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How a Sprawling Hospital Chain Ignited Its Own Staffing Crisis

Patients lingered for hours on gurneys with serious, time-sensitive problems. Surgeries were delayed. Other patients developed bed sores — gaping wounds that for frail patients can be deadly — because […]




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How a Hospital Chain Used a Poor Neighborhood to Turn Huge Profits

RICHMOND, Va. — In late July, Norman Otey was rushed by ambulance to Richmond Community Hospital. The 63-year-old was doubled over in pain and babbling incoherently. Blood tests suggested septic […]