A story that had to be told
Prize-winning series documents
a hospital's deadly errors

Alumnus Steve Hymon, BSC '88, and four other members of a Los Angeles Times reporting team were awarded Ohio University's Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize for Excellence in Investigative Reporting this year for their work on "The Troubles with King/Drew."

The five-part series documented chronic mismanagement and deadly errors at the Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center, which serves mostly impoverished neighborhoods in south Los Angeles.

To read the first part of the five-part series, please follow the link below. To read parts two through five, look for "About the Series" in the column on the right side of the page. This column also includes links to King/Drew photo galleries, video footage and an epilogue with suggested solutions to the hospital's problems.

Read the first part of the five-part series