A New York Post story that claimed an accused killer had received a liver transplant at a New York hospital has been sharply denied by the hospital and sparked a correction by the News Corp.-owned newspaper.

“On Monday, the New York Post said (Johnny Concepcion), 43, who allegedly stabbed his wife to death earlier this month, had gotten a liver transplant at the hospital after eating rat poison in a suicide attempt,” Reuters reported, later adding, " ... Bryan Dotson, a spokesperson for the New York-Presbyterian Hospital, said the New York Post report was wrong. 'This person did not receive a liver transplant at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital,' he told Reuters Health. He declined to make further comments, as hospitals often do in an attempt to protect patient confidentiality."

Several news outlets, including Fox News and CBS News, picked up on the story and credited the Post. But while the Post story was taken down and a correction posted, both Fox News and CBS News have yet to remove their stories as of Thursday morning.

The Post correction actually lays blame on the hospital for refusing to discuss the case.

The correction is posted below:

In Monday's editions of the New York Post, we published a story that confessed wife-killer Johnny Concepcion underwent a liver-transplant operation at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

The hospital yesterday issued a statement that no such operation took place. The Post relied on two NYPD sources for its report, and it is now evident they were misinformed. We apologize to our readers for the error.

Prior to publishing the story, The Post sought official response from New York-Presbyterian. The Post was denied information by the hospital, which stated it could not discuss individual cases because it would be in breach of the Health Information Privacy Act (HIPA).

Curiously, the hospital now sees itself free to publicly discuss Concepcion's case.

The Village Voice, meanwhile, is already speculating on who may get the axe for the story.