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  2. Jul 21, 2025
National Physicians Group Celebrates St. Elizabeth for Replacing Animals in Surgeon Training

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio—A national medical ethics group is praising St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital for replacing live animals in its surgeon training program just months after hundreds of the group’s physician members signed a letter urging the hospital to modernize.