ALSO NOTED: VA medical center sued over surgical death; IA retail clinics see big demand; and much more...

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> An Illinois VA medical center is facing a suit after letting a surgeon with a questionable safety record operate on its patients. Article

> Des Moines, IA-area retail clinics are seeing so much patient demand that they've had to expand weekday schedules and add Saturday hours, too. Article

> The Cleveland Clinic is facing challenges to its planned expansion. Article

> Here's an interesting way to deal with excess capacity. A St. Louis hospital may turn excess space into condos after it finishes consolidating with another area facility. Article

And Finally... Good luck with enforcing a judgment in this suit. In fact, don't even bother with a subpoena. Article

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