I used to work for an Adventist healthcare organization, and I always was heartened by how important it was to provide the best care possible. I fear that with lawsuits and the notion that hospitals and other healthcare groups should be run more like a business has lead to some “unhealthy” changes.
For instance, take this story about Portland Adventist Hospital from msn.com:
>>Man dies in hospital parking lot — waiting for ambulance
PORTLAND – An injured man who had just crashed his car in a hospital parking lot was forced to wait for an ambulance because of hospital procedure, Portland police said.
Investigators said 61-year-old Birgilio Marin-Fuentes died afterwards from cardiac complications.