Organ nonprofit Network For Hope shut down over allegations some donors may have been alive

Health and Human Services has decertified Network For Hope, a Kentucky-based organ procurement group, after allegations they did not follow proper safety procedures. Would-be donor TJ Hoover was hospitalized after a cardiac arrest.
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Health and Human Services has decertified Network For Hope, a Kentucky-based organ procurement group, after allegations they did not follow proper safety procedures. Would-be donor TJ Hoover was hospitalized after a cardiac arrest. His family says that despite medical staff documenting improved neurological function, organ donor evaluation continued. Network For Hope says they will appeal the decision.
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- What's the story?
- Health and Human Services has decertified Network For Hope, a Kentucky-based organ procurement group, after allegations they did not follow proper safety procedures. Would-be donor TJ Hoover was hospitalized after a cardiac arrest.
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- 2 outlets, average source rating 7.5/10.
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Organ nonprofit Network For Hope shut down over allegations some donors may have been alive
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