In Search of Best Hospitals
"America's Best Hospitals" [July 21-28] was of great interest to me.
I especially enjoyed reading the article about the five days your reporters spent at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Having been trained as an RN, although I left to take care of my children, I felt as if I were right there in the room, on the floor, on the ward. The other related articles and pictures were just as interesting and informative as to how things are done now. Thank you for taking me back to my rather primitive days compared with today's hospitals.
Pat Nagorka
Parker, Colorado
You did a fine job highlighting innovations at Vanderbilt, but I was disappointed there was no mention of the contribution to patient care made by the clinical laboratory. Many clinical decisions are based on laboratory results. While the laboratory is behind the scenes, its highly educated and dedicated professionals use state-of-the-art technology to ensure that accurate and timely laboratory results are provided to physicians, allowing them to make the best possible decisions for their patients.
Rebecca K. Aman
Tea, South Dakota
It is great to recognize the leading hospitals that offer the latest medical technologies and advances in treating diseases, but if we are to reduce healthcare costs and have an impact on the health and wellness of the American people, we must focus on addressing the causes and prevention of disease. There are many hospitals (unfortunately, not enough) that are leaders in their communities in providing excellent wellness and preventive medicine education and services. These medical institutions should be recognized for the fine work they are doing to make Americans healthier and avoid the diseases that are killing us. The field of lifestyle medicine is a slowly emerging medical specialty that needs to be recognized.
John Westerdahl, Ph.D.
Director
Bragg Health Foundation
Santa Barbara, California
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The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword???
I wonder if there are web--sites that belong to these millers and restaurants referred to in Monica Spilla of CA, Sep 05,2008. George Ohsawa said,that we should never eat food that has not been grown at least 50 miles of where you live!! I always fondly remember the smell of just-baked whole grain breads,buns,doughnuts would enliven my whole being mmmmmmmm! I,like Monica Spilla missed that enjoyment and bliss. And after chewing a mouthful of those whole grain products 50-100 times, the flavour would taste much better than gourmet;a meal to be savoured. Please send my complements to the bakery chef!!! You internet savvies,How To Contact Us is usually at the top of the website page. We're entering in the Age of Capricorn? KEYWORD: I USE
Thank You for taking your time to read this; my two cents.
Liki Bey
Further to: John Westerdahlon search for the best hospitals
How long must we wait for the millers to routinely provide whole grain flour, the bakers to bake whole grain foods, the restaurants to serve whole grain rolls? We know now, beyond doubt, that one root cause of most modern disease is the lack of those protective compounds that would be supplied if we could eat grains as whole grain foods. Access to appealing healthy food would enormously reduce our need for costly health care. Is legislation the only way to induce the milling and baking industries to provide enough of these needed whole grain products?
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