Steve Smith Work Quotations

If a physician has higher costs than the revenue they bring in, it may be a blessing if they move their patients to our competitor. As an organization, we work very diligently at creating the best environment in our service area for our patients, our medical staff and our employees so when a physician moves his practice, it is at risk of reducing their patient load or the quality of care provided to the patient. We endeavor to work closely with our medical staff by providing data or resources necessary to develop positive outcomes for all. My personal desire is always to provide physicians with whatever product they need to practice but in return, we ask for their support in dealing with vendors in such a way that not only allows the physician a choice of product but also afford us a fair return on investment.

Our mission is to work prisoners in a businesslike manner. If you work in a businesslike manner, you have to make a profit.

It'd be a concern if he's never played second base, but he was an outstanding second baseman. All he needs to do once he gets there, he's going to work on it a little bit on his feeds just to feel comfortable.

I thought we were pretty special last year, then the injury bug hit. I think we could do some nice things (this year) and this game showed we're trying to work hard and build off where we left off last year.

When I started racing here he was the benchmark, and he still is, ... He did it a little different than we do now...he did it on his own. I still have some work left...I'd like to get to that 151 mark if I could do it. The 10 win mark at Lincoln is another goal this season I'd be proud to do it...we'll just see what happens.

The opportunities we missed last season and the run we made contributed to all the hard work the guys put in during the off-season.

There were a lot of shortcomings last time we were here. Things didn't work out offensively. All week, we heard about the mistakes they were able to expose the first time. What we had to do was come in here and not talk about it, but eliminate the mistakes they caused us to make in November.

He (Rao) feels it is important to invest work in elevating the profile of public universities, not only in Michigan, but everywhere. A national report of this nature helps us in our communication with the legislature in Michigan.