dr. jacobs wrote.lications like layla's and the deaths of amelia and the other babies, dr. jacobs concluded the situation at st. mary's is not the failure of any one individual. it is the failure of the entire team and system. >> the state of florida has a letter that says there's been a failure. >> i don't think they should do any more surgery on kids at st. mary's. st. mary's is not qualified for surgery. that's that. >> dr. jacobs recommended that st. mary's stop doing complex heart surgeries on children and stop doing any heart surgeries on babies younger than 6 months old. st. mary's didn't listen. just ten days after receiving that recommendation they did a complex surgery on 18 day old josh desmore and ten months later st. mary's did another complex surgery on 16 day old davey ricardo. both suffered complications and had to go on life support. had more babies died, one in april 2014 and just this past may. in total that's at least 8 deaths and three serious complications since the program starte

dr. jacobs wrote. like laila's, and the deaths of amelia and the other babies dr. jacobs concluded the situation at st. mary's is not the failure of any one individual it is the failure of the entire team and system. >> the state of florida has a letter that says there's been a failure. >> i don't know if they should do any more surgery on kids at st. mary's. st. mary's is not qualified for surgery. that's that. >> reporter: dr. jacobs recommended st. mary's stop doing complex heart surgeries on children and stop doing any surgeries on babies younger than 6 months old. st. mary's didn't listen. ten days after receiving that recommendation st. mary's did a complex surgery on 18-day-old josh and ten months later st. mary's did another complex surgery on 16-day-old davie ricardo. both suffered terrible complications and had to go on life support. and more babies died. weston in april 2014. and just this past may, another died. in total, that's at least eight deaths and three serious complications since th

dr. jacobs wrote. considering the major complications like leila's and the deaths of amelia and the other babies dr. jacobs concluded the situation at st. mary's is not the failure of any one individual it's the failure of the entire team and system. >> the state of florida has a letter that says there's been a failure. >> i don't think they should do any more surgery on kids a st. mary's. st. mary's is not qualified for surgery. that's that. >> dr. jacobs recommended that st. mary's stop doing complex heart surgeries on children, and stop doing any heart surgeries on babies less than six months old. st. mary's didn't listen. just ten days after receiving that recommendation, they did a complex surgery on an 18 day old baby. ten months later, they did another complex surgery on 16 day-old davey ricardo brand yau. both suffered terrible complications and had to go on life support. more babies died. weston in april 2014. and just this past may, mill ag rose flores died. in total, that's at least eight de

dr. jacobs recommended that st. mary's stop doing complex heart surgeries on children and stop doing heart surgeries on babies younger than six months old. st. mary's didn't listen. just ten days after receiving that recommendation, they did a complex surgery on an 18 day old baby. and 16 day old davy ricardo bran do you. both suffered terrible complications and had to go on life support. more babies died in april 2014 and just this past may another baby died. in total, that's at least eight deaths and three serious complications since the program started. the hospital responds that the recommendations to limit surgeries were just that recommendations, not mandates. in his statement, the st. mary's ceo told us we are working carefully to improve our volumes. how did the state of florida respond when it received these doctor's concerning reviews you? remarkably the state says they investigated and none of the issues raised broke any rules and st. mary's is legally authorized to proit. the death of any child is a trag

dr. ian jacobs is the pediatric director of airways at c.h.o.p. and he's done over 200 triathlons.rson that basically inspired me. i actually went to my best friend's first race and it was a chance encounter we saw him there. i asked him, what are you doing? he told us about, you know why he does triathlons. that inspired me to get training. >> why don't we tell everybody how they can participate. this is so important. like you said, the funds raised go to c.h.o.p. and what they're doing in terms of pediatric cancer research. the johnson & johnson trirock philadelphia triathlon taking place this weekend, june 27th and 28th. it begins at memorial hall in fairmount park. for more information, if you would like to come out and join in with gabe and his dad, you can go to our website, nbc10.com, or check out the nbc10 app. thank you so much for being with us. and let us know how it goes okay? >> thank you so much. really blessed. thank you. >> we'll be rooting for you. we'll be right back. >>> coming up this afternoon starting at 3:00, it's "ellen," today actor jane lynch, which you ca

dr. jeffrey jacobs, advised st.y's to stop doing heart surgery on baby's like davy under six months old. but st. mary's continued, saying that was just a recommendation, not a mandate. davy's now the 9th baby to die after heart surgery at st. mary's since the program started at the end of 2011. >> my goodness, joining us to talk about this our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen obviously now elizabeth as i understand it this is the second investigation into the -- into the hospital? >> right. the center for medicare and medicaid services is also looking into this program. now that's a part of the federal government. getting an investigation by cms, or by the joint commission, which is an independent accrediting group, these two -- these are heavy hitters. it is a big deal to have evaluations from these groups. >> how long do they usually take? >> it can take a long time. i mean, it can take months. so these are not done quickly. they're done very carefully. >> have you talked to any of the families? i mean

dr. jeffrey jacobs advised st. doing heart surgery on babies like davi under 6 months old. but st. mary's continued, saying that was just a recommendation, not a mandate. he's now the ninth baby to die after heart surgery at st. mary's since the program started at the end of 2011. amelia campbell died in 2012 after heart surgery at st. mary's. her mother heard the news about davi today. >> i feel horrible. i feel saddened. i feel disgusted. >> reporter: she thinks st. mary's is doing these lucrative surgeries for the money and wants them to stop. >> how are you justifying this in your mind? i mean, what are you -- find something else to do. you're not good at this. >> reporter: using data st. mary's submitted to the state of florida, cnn calculates that from 2011 through 2013, the program's mortality rate for pediatric open-heart surgeries was 12.5%. that's more than three times higher than the national average. safety experts say st. mary's does too few pediatric heart surgeries, not getting enough practice to get

dr. ellers could not get any blood. >> an x-ray showed a metal pellet lodged in christina's face, a stark reminder of the time her ex-boyfriend jacobshot her with a pellet gun just 18 months earlier. >> they had a fight all the time. and who's going to kill her except jacob? >> the most dangerous time for a domestic abuse victim is shortly after she tries to make a clean break from her abuser, and she had just done this in a big way. she had moved away. >> investigators interrogated christina's ex-boyfriend jacob immediately after her murder. he said that on the night of the murder he was a half hour away. >> jacob produced two very credible witnesses to testify that he had been drinking with them. as a matter of fact, they were members of the university of iowa women's track team. >> but the medical examiner estimated the time of death could have been any time between 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m., and not all of jacob's time could be accounted for. the evidence at the crime scene indicated the perpetrator was probably someone christina knew. other evidence suggested it was someone who lived close by. for example, the killer wasn't wear