I have said it before, and I will say it again-because this cannot be overemphasized-if people have to wait for a week, two weeks or a very long time before an operation, it is not because of the physician or the hospital, but because the hospital is starved of resources and, as a result, the level of services has dropped.
The speaker has said before and will say it again.
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