Name: Head & Neck Surgery Center (Hattiesburg, Miss.) Opened: Jan. 1990 Annual case volume: 1,000-2,000 cases Specialties: Otolaryngology Number of physician investors/physician users: Three physician-owners What makes it great: Although Head & Neck Surgery Center may be a small facility,…
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