Article: Dentist's Altruistic Motto: 'Make the Odds Even'

Kenneth M. Haggerty, 85, an Arlington dentist for 47 years who served as president and board chairman of the old Arlington Hospital, was a six-year member of the Arlington County Board and former chairman of the Virginia State Board of Health, died April 3 at his home in Arlington. The cause of death was listed as failure to thrive.

Dr. Haggerty was credited with erasing the hospital's $12 million debt during the late 1970s, more than doubling its annual budget and opening its doors to 15 percent more patients, as well as raising enough money to pay for a new auditorium. The hospital is now known as Virginia Hospital Center.

As his family considered whether to use hospice services for him ...

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