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Published by n.p., n.p. [Nashville, TN], 1998
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Presumed first edition/first printing. v, [1], 27, [1] pages. Includes illustrations. Many illustrations in color. Cover has some wear, scratches and soiling. Thiswork includes the Eulogy for Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Sr. and Dorothy Cate Frist by F. Karl VanDevender, M.D., Westminister Presbyterian Church, January 7, 1998, Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Frank Karl VanDevender is an Internal Medicine Specialist in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated with honors from University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine in 1979. Having more than 40 years of diverse experiences, especially in Internal Medicine, Dr. Frank Karl VanDevender affiliates with many hospitals including University Of North Carolina Hospital, Tristar Centennial Medical Center, cooperates with many other doctors and specialists in medical group Columbia Medical Group - The Frist Clinic Inc. This is largely the text of the Eulogy written by Dr. VanDevender. Thomas Fearn Frist, Sr. (December 15, 1910 - January 4, 1998) was an American physician and businessman. Thomas Fearn Frist, Sr. was born on December 15, 1910 in Meridian, Mississippi, to Jennie (James) Frist and Jacob C. Frist. He received his undergraduate education from the University of Mississippi and his medical degree from Vanderbilt University. Dr. Frist served as a Major in the Army Air Corps in World War II. Frist began his career as a cardiologist in the Nashville area. In 1968, with his son, Dr. Thomas F. Frist Jr., and Jack C. Massey (who helped Harland Sanders create the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain), he co-founded Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), the largest private operator of health care facilities in the world, taking the company public in 1969. He is widely regarded as "the father of the modern for-profit hospital system" in the U.S.