As every hospital administrator knows, having control of the right neighborhood can make or break you. So it's no surprise that two prominent Chicago hospitals are engaged in a war to sell cardiology services in one neighborhood. However, you know the battle's particularly hot when one hospital (the University of Chicago Medical Center), builds a cardiology service within walking distance of the one run by its rival (Northwestern Memorial Hospital). Looks like this fight is going to be a nasty one. Article [1]
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[1] http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/06/02/hospital-turf-war-over-well-heeled-patients-in-chicago/