The Engine That Could

by Roger Hughes

Phoenix healthcare activities will soon dominate the economy

(Editor's Note: After his customary summer hiatus, Roger is back at the keyboard and the result is a symphony in three parts - factual, provocative and dire.)

By Roger Hughes
Executive Director
St. Luke’s Health Initiatives

If there is a health care crisis in Arizona, someone forgot to tell Phoenix city officials.

In their desire to attract a critical mass of people downtown, they are pursuing a grand vision of transforming the new bioscience campus into a mega-hub of hospital, research and medical teaching facilities similar to the Texas Medical Center in Houston, which comprises over 40 institutions.

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