Republic strategy calls for physicians to foot the bill for equipment they want.
Hospital-based physicians usually are in a position to make big profits while the host facility springs for the overhead costs of equipment. Republic Health Corp. is altering the status quo by making the physicians pay for their own equipment in return for long-term security.
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