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“Discussions of Group Practice in Comprehensive Health Care Centers,” Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, John W. Hatch, November 1968

Dr. John W. Hatch joined the Delta Health Center, one of the first community health centers in the nation, in 1967. Dr. Hatch built relationships between the health center and the community to create a patient-directed approach to providing care.