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Why ageing physical healthcare infrastructure needs an uplift for the digital age

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Operating 21st-century healthcare from 19th-century buildings is increasingly unsustainable. Image: Photo by Levi Meir Clancy on Unsplash

Gianrico Farrugia
President and Chief Executive Officer, Mayo Clinic
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