MDNews - South of Boston

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SEPTEMBER 2012 Contents ON THE COVER PAGE 5 FEATURES GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER INTRODUCES THE DA VINCI SI SURGICAL SYSTEM Already possessing an array of inpatient, outpatient and emergency services, Good Samaritan Medical Center recently raised the bar in the MetroSouth region by introducing the da Vinci Si Surgical System. RETHINKING THE AMERICAN PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE, ITS CHALLENGES AND ITS SOLUTIONS 10 Projections of an impending physician shortage in the United States have some institutions rethinking medical school enrollment strategies. However, as voices from the research and education arenas and other countries' health care industries contribute to the deficit discussion, the conversation becomes less about numbers and more about models of care delivery. DEPARTMENTS OTOLARYNGOLOGY SPOTLIGHT PRACTICE MANAGEMENT BUSINESS OF MEDICINE PHYSICIAN PROFILE PHYSICIAN LIFE BALANCE TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE MANAGEMENT THAT'S NEWS 10 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 5 GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER INTRODUCES SURGICAL SYSTEM THE DA VINCI SI

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