Chicago Hospital Accused of Literally Cutting Patients' Throats for $160,000 a Piece

Monday, June 17, 2013 - 13:01 in Health & Medicine

A surgeon at Chicago’s Sacred Heart Hospital cut a hole in Earl Nattee’s throat on Jan. 3, the day before he died. It’s not clear why. The medical file contained no explanation of the need for the procedure, called a tracheotomy, according to a state and feder …

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