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Chapter 9: Big Enough to Stay Small
It was under Jack’s tenure that physicians were asked to accept board service. The idea had surfaced, been discussed, and in true form the board finally reached a unanimous decision. Physicians were added and, according to Rust, have been great board members. Jack remembers asking cardiologist and board member Paul Cochran: “‘Take that stethoscope out of your pocket and put it around your neck and answer this question as a doctor.’ We needed to hear from them as doctors.”
Albuquerque’s Surgical Hospital Below: New surgery wing
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In the 1970s, Presbyterian was a good-sized, four-hundred-bed community hospital, with a broad array of surgical services. There were approximately 250 physicians on the medical and associate
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