Word: profited
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...internships and fellowships, just for the chance to work 100-hour weeks, live on hospital food, only rarely find time to see their families or to exercise, and drive cars that are not as fancy as the ones owned by their colleagues down the road at the fancy for-profit hospital. They chose Duke largely because of the scientists here and the work they do; yet they have come to realize that today their survival depends on decisions being made by the suits down the hall in the business office...
...stocks that my research shows to be under- or overvalued, not on the direction of the French yield curve or the Thai baht. I play defense by betting against stocks that are too expensive, usually by buying put options--in essence, borrowing shares that I can repay at a profit after the price declines...
...edge of the medical center. DCRI is currently coordinating 12 international studies, involving more than 1,500 clinical investigators in 35 countries. With net revenues this year projected to top $55 million (up from $30 million in '96), DCRI has the potential of becoming the largest single profit center at Duke...
...Duke doctors complain that the volume of patients they must see each year has exploded. "Doctors are expected to do patient evaluations in 10 minutes," says a former division chairman at the hospital. "We used to have 30 to 40 minutes." Periodically, harried clinical researchers get profit-and-loss statements that compare the costs of their scientific work with the revenue they generate through patient care...
Green said SunRise, the company which owns Oakwood, refused the raise despite a large profit earned by the company last year. SunRise is the third-largest owner of nursing homes...