IU Health Surgeons Acknowledge Mistakes, Lack of Preparation in Post-Op Press Conference

BLOOMINGTON, IN – Surgeons at IU Health Bloomington expressed frustration with their poor performance while addressing the media after an open heart surgery. Doctors Phillip Land and Michael Hardy were visibly shaken as they took ownership of their insufficient planning and botched fundamentals during a critical triple bypass surgery. “I’m just incredibly disappointed in myself,”…

Kirk Woodlawn

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BLOOMINGTON, IN – Surgeons at IU Health Bloomington expressed frustration with their poor performance while addressing the media after an open heart surgery.

Doctors Phillip Land and Michael Hardy were visibly shaken as they took ownership of their insufficient planning and botched fundamentals during a critical triple bypass surgery.

“I’m just incredibly disappointed in myself,” said Dr. Hardy. “I’m held to a high standard and I know I’m better than my performance today.”

“Nothing was working today,” said Dr. Land. “From the incision to the final sutures, I just didn’t anticipate the obstacles and I blame it on my inadequate focus before I scrubbed into the operating room.”

IU Health officials assured the public that the hospital’s team of surgeons are world-renown and more than capable of delivering the best possible medical outcomes.

The patient remains critical, but in recovery.