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Old 12-29-2009, 01:45 AM  
xenigo
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Originally Posted by Libertine View Post
Specialists aren't the only hospital employees, though. A large part of this money would be better spent investing in nurses and residents, who are underpaid but still bear a lot of responsibility.
They aren't the only employees, but they're arguably the most important. You don't go to specific hospitals because of the nursing staff, you go because of the specialists. Some patients fly across the US or the world to be seen by certain specialists.
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