Patients warned Columbia about the behavior of obstetrician Robert Hadden. Columbia let him keep working.

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How Columbia Ignored Women, Undermined Prosecutors and Protected a Predator For More Than 20 Years <[link removed]> For decades, patients warned Columbia about the behavior of obstetrician Robert Hadden. One even called 911 and had him arrested. Columbia let him keep working. by Bianca Fortis, ProPublica, and Laura Beil, photography by Hannah Whitaker for New York Magazine

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