For surgeon, lessons in her hospital's closing
Philadelphia Inquirer, February 6, 2009
Surgeon Beth DuPree's dream of a specialized hospital for breast-cancer patients has closed. She says the Comprehensive Breast Care Institute at DSI of Bucks County, PA, was a victim of the economy and naive business planning. But for her, the closing of the freestanding, for-profit hospital in Bensalem, PA, is both cautionary tale and learning experience.
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