The Work: Heartbroken, an investigation into
the pediatric cardiac care unit at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg,
uncovered a series of botched surgeries and shoddy procedures after the unit
was taken over by Johns Hopkins University.
The Results: Top administrators and the chief heart
surgeon at the hospital resigned. Families of children who died or were hurt
received $43 million in settlements from the hospital. Lawmakers ...
Read more The Work: Heartbroken, an investigation into
the pediatric cardiac care unit at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg,
uncovered a series of botched surgeries and shoddy procedures after the unit
was taken over by Johns Hopkins University.
The Results: Top administrators and the chief heart
surgeon at the hospital resigned. Families of children who died or were hurt
received $43 million in settlements from the hospital. Lawmakers created
legislation to increase oversight of pediatric heart surgery programs. The
hospital committed to sweeping change.