{"id":3577,"date":"2010-07-03T11:45:18","date_gmt":"2010-07-03T15:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/?p=3577"},"modified":"2010-07-04T10:51:53","modified_gmt":"2010-07-04T14:51:53","slug":"university-pennsylvania-health-system-named-malpractice-suits-veterans-radiation-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/2010\/07\/university-pennsylvania-health-system-named-malpractice-suits-veterans-radiation-care\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Pennsylvania Health System Named In Five Malpractice Suits By Veterans Over Radiation Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- google_ad_section_start --><br \/>\nThe University of Pennsylvania Health system has been named in five federal lawsuits over the care provided by its radiation oncology team at the Philadelphia Veterans Administration Hospital. 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