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The Business of Care — Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 1: The Business of Care — ProPublica
Welcome to Albany, Georgia, where one hospital dominates the political and economic landscape. The story of Phoebe Putney Memorial is the story of American...
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Too Big to Fight — Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 5: Too Big to Fight — ProPublica
When a well-off, widely respected pillar of the community and member of the hospital’s board can’t get the care he needed at Phoebe, it raises the question:...
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Poor Grades, Poor Outcomes — Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 3: Poor Grades, Poor Outcomes —...
Phoebe paid an exorbitant sum to acquire its crosstown rival and became Albany’s only hospital. But as the company’s debt increased, patients suffered.
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The Making of a Monopoly — Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 2: The Making of a Monopoly — ProPublica
The story of how a century-old community hospital in Albany, Georgia, grew into a sprawling health care system by waging a yearslong battle to eliminate its...
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