Investigating Katrina Hospital Deaths (broadcast Friday, August 28th, 2009)

In the days after Katrina, 45 people died at the Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans, LA before they could be evacuated. Paul Raeburn talks with Dr. Sheri Fink about what happened, and her forthcoming feature story in the New York Times Magazine on the topic.

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Sheri Fink

Staff Reporter
ProPublica
New York, New York

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Segment produced by:Christopher Intagliata

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