The farriers, knife-makers, locksmiths, chain-forgers, nail-makers, helmet-makers, escutcheon-makers, stonemasons and, aforementioned harness-polishers would gather regularly at their guild halls.
The sales pitch for HMA's 300 physician-recruiters touts tools like the dual-head nuclear medicine cameras at 36 of the chain's hospitals--and the only Gamma Knife in Mississippi.