Note: Discussions with my friend Medawar contributed significantly to this piece.
RESPONSE TO DR. WILLIAMS: A MORE COMPLETE TIMELINE
A recent issue of the local newspaper here contained a lengthy op-ed piece penned by Dr. Michael Williams, a former head of the local hospital, regarding the recent highly controversial sale of the hospital to the Methodist system and the behemoth HCA. In his piece, Dr. Williams gave quite a bit of good information on the history of the hospital in a timeline-type format—much more detail than I’ve previously seen anywhere else. However, the information he gave on a subject I happen to have considerable know