61.   All four companies named in the suit issued statements Thursday stressing their commitment to high-quality patient care.

62.   Albany Medical Center Hospital last year posted a job description that called for patient care associates to insert catheters and feeding tubes in the nose.

63.   But a California health care think tank is skeptical that many doctors are abandoning HMOs in the guise of increasing patient care.

64.   But backers said it would protect consumers against unsafe care by insurance companies and HMOs and would restore control of patient care to doctors and nurses.

65.   But he still does duty as attending neurologist, overseeing patient care and teaching medical students at the bedside.

66.   But in some cases questions have been raised about whether these relationships have hurt patient care.

67.   But in an era when revenue from patient care is declining, Blumenthal said, the centers might not want to invest money in building new labs.

68.   But McDade said patient care will not be compromised.

69.   But many nurses say the reductions have hurt patient care.

70.   But the deal, rather than revitalizing the chain, contributed to its collapse, undermining patient care in the process, according to many former Charter Behavioral officials.