A word of warning: you cannot automatically trust your doctor anymore. We are approaching an age when staffing shortages in almost every hospital means that care will be rushed, leading to errors and perfunctory treatment.
Doctors are trained to dehumanize people so they do not get emotionally invested. Do not accept that as okay. Not everyone means badly, but the time has come when anytime you have a loved one in the hospital or nursing home, you will need to advocate for them to make sure they are treated the best.
From the NY Times: In a nationwide survey of more than 2,000 adults published last fall, 55 percent of those surveyed said they were dissatisfied with the quality of health care, up from 44 percent in 2000; and 40 percent said the quality of care had gotten worse in the last five years.
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