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Jill Stanek gets a nursing job at Chicago’s Christ Hospital in 1999 because she wants to avoid ethical issues. What could go wrong at a hospital named after Jesus? Lots, it turns out. But she refuses to turn away when confronted with evil. Her revelations shock the nation but the same thing—and worse—is still going on today.

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