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Hospitals To Pay Big Fines For Infections, Avoidable Injuries

Dorothea Handron suffered an infection after a surgeon unknowingly pierced her bowel during a hernia operation. She became so ill that doctors placed her in a medically induced coma for six weeks. (AP Images for Kaiser Health News)
Dorothea Handron suffered an infection after a surgeon unknowingly pierced her bowel during a hernia operation. She became so ill that doctors placed her in a medically induced coma for six weeks. (AP Images for Kaiser Health News)

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