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That is one reason it has been possible for hospitals to reach a point of crisis without most of us knowing how it happened. When your child is lying on a stretcher, or your spouse is worrying about a lump, there is no time to learn about how these places work. You just want them to take care of you. One of the great democratic privileges of American society is the premise that all people have a right to the best possible care, regardless of whether they have the means to pay for it; the law requires hospitals to treat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Week In The Life Of... ...A Hospital | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

Charged with protecting quarterback Rich Linden's blind side, missed blocks at his position could result in his field general being carried off the field on a stretcher...

Author: By Zachary T. Ball, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Raiders Shine; Crimson Slow | 9/28/1998 | See Source »

...crowd's pleasure, it wasn't long beforethe smart-mouthed Rose was picked up, dropped onhis neck and wheeled off in stretcher...

Author: By Richard M. Burnes, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Austin Wins WWF Belt Before Crowd At Fleet Center | 3/30/1998 | See Source »

Even when the meet was over and the team completed the tradition by carrying Oren along the pool deck on a stretcher and dumping him back into the water on the other side of the pool, the Iron Man of this year had the strength left to smile and wave to his fans...

Author: By Kate B. Surman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Swimming Toys With Brown, Anticipates Tougher Meets | 1/28/1998 | See Source »

...Herald published several black-and-white photographs that purported to show some of the stolen paintings. And the Herald said that in collaboration with ABC News, it had near certain proof that the Rembrandts in the photos were authentic. The paper pointed to some minute but telltale signs--a stretcher mark here, a frayed edge there--that bolstered its stunning claim...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE HEIST AND THE HUNT | 10/13/1997 | See Source »

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