This noticed in Maine Sunday Telegram yesterday (March 18) Pg. 9-B; don't know if or how it effects Barry's situation, but passing it along for what it's worth: (AP) Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Ctr. in Boston suspended it's liver transplant program Friday after they lost a patient, and the Dept. of Public Health "had concerns about the mortality rate associated with the program" (R. PAWELEC, MA DPH).

"Other programs like .. the Lahey Clinic of NE Medical Ctr. have survival rates of more than 90%" and will remain operational, according to the Boston Herald.

Apparantly BIDMC has had some problems previously when a bunch of Dr.s bailed out to the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, and are currently undergoing an "independant review" in hopes of sorting things out.