By all odds, the 2,600 citizens of Cooperstown. N.Y., ought to be getting some of the worst health care in the nation. Every statistic shows that rural medicine lags far behind what is available in urban areas. Good city hospitals lure the best doctors from nearby medical schools; they get the most research money, clinical practice and high-fee patients. But Cooperstown, a dairy-and poultry-farming community 200 miles northwest of New York City, is a remarkable exception. Reason: it has the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, a mini-medical center that ranks among the best in...
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