Thousands Call Miami VA in Contamination Uproar

Courtesy MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Thu, 03/26/2009 - 13:09

MIAMI (MedPage Today) -- As congressional leaders called for an investigation, the VA medical center here was flooded with calls from veterans fearing they might have been infected by contaminated hospital equipment.


 

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