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E36: Saving a Dying Hospital with Dr. Manu Kaushik
What happens when a rural hospital loses its only surgeon and faces closure?
Host Dr. Randy Lehman welcomes Dr. Manu Kaushik, who stepped in to save a dying critical access hospital in Greenville, Alabama. After 40 years of service, the hospital's longtime surgeon retired, COVID hit, and the OR shut down completely - threatening the entire community's access to care.
Dr. Kaushik shares his incredible journey of rebuilding surgical services from scratch, training staff, fixing broken equipment, and literally buying his own instruments to keep patients from having to travel hours for basic…
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