In fact, the doctors he consulted confirmed that they recommended closing a few more sites than he had recommended. But things haven't gone as smoothly in part two of his plan, selling the practices back to doctors. Physicians are key to success For his new enterprise to succeed, Dr. Chaudhuri wants the full cooperation of physicians, but he knows it won't be easy. L. Eugene McClung, MD, whose practice, Mullikin Medical Centers, was absorbed into MedPartners, agrees with that assessment. Most of the physicians in Mullikin today have never been in private practice, and they didn't trust themselves.
Doctors are the worst business people in the world.
Dr. McClung was one of the KPC layoffs. It was not a pleasant situation. Now Dr. Floro is trying to organize 130 former Mullikin doctors to buy back the practice, but he admits it's been an uphill struggle. He wouldn't disclose the purchase price. His group had easy access to bank loans because it was making a profit and that he was impressed by KPC's responsiveness.