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Old 10-22-2015, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by dbussone View Post
N6 - I was with you until your last two sentences. As for profit organizations, CTCA and other for profits typically purchase equipment from funds resulting from operations. Another route is by selling stock on the markets, or selling bonds. They do not have foundations supporting the purchase of equipment.
I was just pointing out that cancer care is still a very profitable business, especially radiation oncology. It just seemed strange to me that the residents were supposed to pay for the equipment up front. Well, that was an argument for anther day.
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