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Will new New Orleans hospital meet needs of most vulnerable?

After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans’ much-loved state-run hospital was declared unfit to reopen. A new medical center, a decade in the making and costing in excess of $1 billion, has now opened its doors. While many are thrilled with the new facility, others fear that it does not share the mission of serving patients no matter the cost. Special correspondent Jackie Judd reports from New Orleans.