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A month ago, I wrote about issues concerning the pediatric cardiac surgery program at Kentucky Children’s Hospital in Lexington. That institution, part of the University of Kentucky’s University Hospital programs, was receiving much adverse publicity about allegedly poor mortality rates for cardiac surgery for pediatric congenital heart disorders. The institution temporarily suspended that surgery program and conducted an intensive in-house review emphasizing plans for the future.
My article was seen by Elizabeth Cohen, Senior Medical Correspondent for CNN who had been following the story. She asked me to respond to several questions. Because I believe the matter is relevant to health policy in Kentucky, I present here the responses I offered with some minor edits. Continue reading “Pediatric Cardiac Surgery in Kentucky Revisited.”