I worked in broadcast TV news for more than 40 years before retiring last summer, so I’ve done a lot of stories about different hospitals. But I have never seen anything else like MD Anderson in my entire career.
MD Anderson works like a well-oiled machine. It really is that simple. All hospitals should be run that way.
Here are just a few of the things that make it such a special place.
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