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A hospital's success in today's competitive and unstable environment depends directly on its ability to recruit well-qualified physicians. Just consider that a physician controls from 70 to 80 percent of healthcare dollars through admissions and referrals. Even the most creative advertising campaign to attract patients cannot increase admissions if there are no physicians to deliver care.