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NOTE 7 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 7 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment and accumulated depreciation and amortization are as follows (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2011			2010
Land	$	250		$	250
Medical equipment		278,345			226,315
Office equipment, furniture and fixtures		67,906			57,292
Leasehold improvements		155,003			131,411
Equipment under capital lease		28,926			43,735
		530,430			459,003
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(314,903	)		(264,773	)
	$	215,527		$	194,230

Depreciation and amortization expense on property and equipment, including amortization of equipment under capital leases, for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $57.5 million, $54.0 million and $53.8 million, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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