Physicians should always have the highest level of accountability to serve the public in the best way we can. I and other doctors welcome the scrutiny. We will show what we can do for patients.

It's not uncommon in this county for existing hospitals not to have enough beds, and we're not even into flu season yet. Anybody who is opposed to a new facility is outright saying that they don't see the bed shortage as a real issue.

It can be anything from the food to the waiting time to the CAT scan to the bed sheets. I think the more doctor-driven the facility is, the more influence the physicians have and the less bureaucratic the system is.

We found no consensus among physicians about what is customary or appropriate. Despite efforts to standardize many aspects of the doctor-patient relationship, patients are likely to encounter very different approaches.

Boone Pickens is one of this country's greatest philanthropists, and Eugene Frenkel is one of its finest physicians, so this partnership is as appropriate as it is meaningful.

Our presence on site on a daily basis helps our physicians with their diagnostic dilemmas. If you don't provide the service, someone else will.