Arkansas Heart Hospital's Dr. Bruce Murphy on the High Cost of American Medicine

Dr. Bruce Murphy is a co-founder of Arkansas Heart Hospital and became president and CEO of the hospital in August 2011. Murphy, 63, graduated from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences with a doctorate in pharmacology in 1980 and completed his cardiology training in 1986. He was in the private practice of interventional cardiology and peripheral vascular intervention for 28 years. Murphy’s career focused on developing new techniques in both fields and teaching. He has trained physicians from more than 30 countries at Arkansas Heart Hospital and initiated the cardiology fellowship training program with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Arkansas Heart Hospital Clinic has 29 clinics, which see more than 80,000 patients a year. In 2011, to comply with new federal laws regarding hospital ownership by doctors, you ended your 30-year career as cardiologist to become the full-time CEO and administrator of Arkansas Heart Hospital. How hard was it to walk away from your medical practice? Is that something you regret? I was very fortunate to have a long, busy practice of interventional cardiology. I spent many, many hours in the heart catheterization lab doing prolonged and difficult procedures. It actually was a blessing in many ways for me to be able to transition to an administrative and business role in the hospital. I do not regret the transition but actually have relished it. I do regret the law that is clearly aimed at preventing physicians from ha...
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