Some physicians joined together in group practices. Their office suites were often located in medical arts buildings near the hospitals where these physicians had consulting and referral privileges. Especially large urban and suburban group practices, such as the ones housed in the quarters shown here, invested in fashionable furnishings and modern quarters and required a substantial number of support staff.

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