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| Inside this edition: Penn State surgeon let go after raising transplant concerns, how Shapiro’s budget could help adults with intellectual disabilities, and a free virtual event on how property reassessments affect Pa. taxpayers. |
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 | Daniel Fishel / For Spotlight PA |
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Real quick: Raymond Lynch told at least two top Penn State Health officials about his concerns with the liver and kidney transplant programs months before federal review. Then he was let go, Spotlight PA’s Charlotte Keith and Wyatt Massey report.
A little more: By the time he was told to leave the hospital, Raymond Lynch had nearly run out of people to warn.
He had warned staff in the transplant unit and fellow surgeons. He had warned his boss.
He had even taken his concerns to at least two top Penn State Health leaders.
Lynch compiled data showing what he thought were serious problems in the kidney and liver transplant programs at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Patients were dying while waiting for a liver transplant, or becoming too sick to undergo the procedure, at what he considered an alarmingly high rate. So few patients were receiving kidney transplants that he worried regulators would intervene. He thought the way the program was being run was costing some patients a chance at a potentially lifesaving operation.
And some who received transplants were experiencing dangerous and potentially avoidable complications afterward, Lynch argued.
The full story: Read more here. |
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» How Penn State football scored in the most recent NCAA academic rating
» PROPERTY VALUE: Join us TONIGHT from 6-7 p.m. ET via Zoom for a free panel discussion about how outdated property assessments affect schools, roads, and more. Register for the event here and submit your questions to events@spotlightpa.org. |
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 | Daniel Fishel / For Spotlight PA |
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| Spotlight PA launched a new weekly newsletter focused on caregiving and caregivers across Pennsylvania. Every Tuesday, “How We Care” features original reporting and perspectives on how we care for one another at all stages of life, the huge economic and policy questions ahead, and how it’s affecting the lives of millions of people across the state. You can sign up for How We Care here. |
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Woodward Cave in Centre County, via Don H.
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» June 20: Celebrate the summer solstice with a picnic dinner and live music at Gage Mansion in Huntingdon County.
» June 20-23: Tempest Productions presents the Central PA Theatre & Dance Fest in State College, Centre County.
» June 21-22: Enjoy a weekend of American roots music at the 34th annual Billtown Blues Music Festival, held at the Lycoming County Fairgrounds.
» June 22-23: Browse works at Art in the Wilds, a juried show, in Kane, McKean County.
» June 26: Vintage cars participating in the Great Race stop in Lewisburg, Union County. |
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An anagram is a word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another. For example, “spotlight” also forms “stoplight.”
Decode the anagram and send your answer to talkofthetown@spotlightpa.org. We’ll shout out winners here, and one each week will get some Spotlight PA State College swag.
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Good luck!
Last week’s answer: Lemon
Congrats to Neil W., who will receive Spotlight PA State College swag! Others who answered correctly: Don H., Leslie B., Amy Z., Kevin M., Elizabeth B., Randolph J., Rick W., Frederick H., Leann T., and Bill L.
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