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Archive > August, 2005 Vol. VI, No. 8

A Piece of the Action

To sell or not to sell part of your surgery center to a corporate partner? That is the question. We asked those in scrubs and suits for the answer.

Dan O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief

More corporate partners are throwing more money at more surgery centers than ever before, which should come as welcome news to surgeons looking to convert part of their investments into cash. The surgeons and investors we talked to say there's never been a better time to do so. Why?

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