But the doctor's career has been built on spreading private-sector practices into the American hospital industry, which is dominated by not-for-profit institutions.

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Dr. Liljestrand opened a medical practice in the building and organized a not-for-profit group to operate the hospital.

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The presidential candidates are grappling over the plight of the uninsured, yet you're five times more likely to die from visiting a hospital than from not having health insurance, according to the not-for-profit Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths.

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