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EPISODE · Feb 10, 2026 · 11 MIN

Profit Over Patients? Private Equity in Emergency Medicine with Robert McNamara, MD

from PAMED Talks · host Pennsylvania Medical Society

Join us as we sit down with Robert McNamara, MD, FAAEM, Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, to examine the growing influence of private equity in emergency medicine. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience advocating for independent physician practices, Dr. McNamara discusses the history of corporate involvement in hospitals and physician groups, its effects on physician burnout and patient care, and the grassroots efforts by doctors to reclaim autonomy and safeguard quality care.Listen and watch the full interview at www.pamedsoc.org/PhysiciansChoice.Visit www.pamedsoc.org for more. 

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