QHR 2009 Regional Trustee Conferences Draw Attendees from Across the Country
Trustees representing hospitals from across the United States attended QHR's 2009 Regional Trustee Conferences, which were held in New Orleans on February 4-6; Denver on February 11-13; Chicago on April 1-3; and Charlotte on May 6-8. The conferences focused on hospital leadership in tough times...USMC Crime Scene Cleaners Draw On Iraq Experience as Biotrauma, Inc.
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