Texas physician named Staff Care's 'Country Doctor of the Year'

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AP/Yahoo News, January 5, 2009

For more than 50 years, David Watson, MD, has given his blood, sweat, and tears to the tiny community of Yoakum, TX. For his decades of service to a grateful community, Watson has been named Country Doctor of the Year by Staff Works.

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