Medical Center Fined for Exaggeration

(Albany, New York) In order to improve the chances of 45 patients of finding suitable hearts for transplant, doctors at Albany Medical Center systematically misrepresented their conditions according to an investigation by the State Health Department. As a result, The Albany Medical Center has been assessed a maximum fine of $18,000 and two doctors, Dr. Lawrence Zisman, a transplant cardiologist, and Dr. Charles Canver, a transplant surgeon, have been suspended. The center's heart transplant unit has been shut down since October.

Hmmm ....