Illinois’ St. Joseph’s Hospital and Physician Sued for Misdiagnosis

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William Drake, MD, and his employer St. Joseph’s Hospital in Highland, Ill., have been sued by a former patient for a misdiagnosis that allowed undetected cancer to spread in his body, according to a St. Clair Record report.

Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on the lawsuit against St. Joseph’s Hospital and William Drake.

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