Hershey Medical Center pauses liver transplant program
Penn State Health said the voluntary decision comes after concerns were found in "clinical processes and documentation."
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Penn State Health said the voluntary decision comes after concerns were found in "clinical processes and documentation."
HERSHEY — Penn State Health has stopped performing liver transplants at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center while a national oversight body conducts a performance review, a major setback for the
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Penn State voluntarily inactivated its liver transplant program after concerns about clinical processes and documentation were identified.
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