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...doctor who does a caesarean to avoid a difficult birth can rarely be faulted legally; on the other hand, a physician who performs a forceps delivery may find himself facing a malpractice suit if the infant turns out impaired. New York Hospital's executive associate director, Melville Platt, a former practicing obstetrician, notes that such "defensive" medicine makes good economic sense. In 1969 a New York City obstetrician had to pay $3,000 a year for malpractice protection. Today the same coverage costs...
...Platt Los Angeles...
...Patricia Swinton, indicted with Alpert, is still a fugitive, as are Weatherpeople Cathlyn Platt Wilkerson, Bernardine Dohrn and Kathy Boudin...
Crippling Costs. The resulting rise in rates is "a disaster," says Dr. Melville Platt, associate director of professional services at New York Hospital. Most doctors agree. A New York City obstetrician has to shell out $9,433 a year to keep himself adequately covered against lawsuits; a specialist in a high-risk field like neurosurgery must pay $14,329 for protection. Doctors elsewhere face similar hikes. Dr. Suzanne
...downtown $60-$70 per sq. ft. Manhattan, midtown $200 per sq. ft. Miami Beach area, zoned for high rises $450,000 per acre* Madison, Wis. on Lake Mendota $28,500 for 85 front feet Minneapolis, southern suburbs $11,000-$13,000 per ½ acre Kansas City, raw land in Platt County, north of Kansas City $1,500-$2,500 per acre Providence, R.I., suburb of Glocester $2,500-$4000 per acre Dallas-Fort Worth Airport vicinity $25,000 per acre Houston, raw industrial land $26,500 per acre