>That and other things, no doubt. The point is that we spend a
>shitload of money on health care, far more than anyone else in the
>world, and end up with fairly mediocre outcomes. It may be because
>so many of us are fat and sedentary. It may be that we have so many
>poor people. It may be that our diet sucks. It may be alienation and
>stress. It may be all those things.
It could be that hospitals make people sick. Of course you've got nothing to lose if your condition is critical, but if you would otherwise survive they are places to be avoided.
Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas