Do the right thing for the community. Interview by Howard Larkin.

When the area surrounding Greater Southeast Community Hospital, Washington, DC, changed from a middle-class commuter neighborhood to one populated mainly by the poor and elderly in the early 1970s, hospital officials decided to stay and serve where they were needed most. The 450-bed hospital now sponsors a wide variety of health and community development programs. In recognition of its commitment to community service, Greater Southeast Community Hospital was awarded this year's Foster G. McGaw Prize by the American Hospital Association, Chicago, and the Baxter Foundation, Deerfield, IL. Thomas Chapman, president of Greater Southeast Community Hospital, recently talked about the importance of community service with Hospitals finance coordinator Howard Larkin.