The Practice Author:Alan E. Nourse A tumbledown hospital, appalling medical standards and violent feuding among the local doctors: that was medicine in Twin Forks. — To Rob Tanner, it represented a personal crusade to bring first-class medical care to people in need. To Ellie Tanner, it meant a marriage breaking up under the impact of long lonely hours without Rob. To Dr. Isaacs, ... more »it was a fount of wealth which he would fight desperately to preserve. Something had to give.« less