Florida cardiologists complain about state getting rid of hospital standards
Cardiologists in Florida believe the state is putting children with heart defects at risk after changing a policy following Tenet Healthcare’s $200,000 contribution to Republicans in the state, CNN reports.
In June, CNN reported that a Tenet hospital did not meet quality standards for children’s heart surgery. The state changed the standards later in the year.
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