An article was just published that includes some arresting statistics about the dangers of staying in hospitals.
The piece titled, “Hospital errors still common,” states:
“The study, by the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, found that one in seven Medicare patients who are hospitalized each month suffer at least one “adverse event.” That comes to 134,000 people a month or 1.6 million a year. Of those, 15,000 people a month (180,000 a year) died as a direct result of the error or the error contributed to their death.”
These kinds of sobering facts certainly make healing through prayer more attractive and worth the effort…
Evan – Thank you so much for sharing the article and for sharing that healing is a very attractive alternative!! I am so grateful for God. If it wasn’t for my understanding of God (thanks to Christian Science), I would have died many times – once for pneumonia when the doctor said I would die within a week. I’ve now lived at least 30 more years after that event.
Healing through an understanding of Christ … God & Christ are ever present. I am so grateful.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!
This is something that needs our immediate prayerful attention. We don’t have to believe any falsehoods about the doctors or the hospital situation. We can be firm in our foundation that everyone at the hospital is contributing to health the best way they see fit. Our prayers can improve the physical and mental atmosphere of hospitals and of all present at hospitals.
I was not aware of Chad’s comment and just now wrote a comment about the hospital blog, but I posted it to the blog on Poise, etc., about the bicycle feat. I hope you will look it up.
Chad and Bob made an interesting point. We don’t want to accept suffering anywhere in humanity’s experience. But I do believe the spiritual approach to healing will solve the hospital woes. There is obviously a greater need for integrity and honesty, and these qualities directly stem from living and working according to a divine Principle.
I don’t believe these hospital fatalities are anything new. They’ve been going on for decades, but they’ve been covered up by authorities who control the statistics. News reporters and honest seekers for truth are rooting out the facts and helping the public understand better what is really going on. And this will always lead to better practices in the future.
My mother passed on due to “a mistake” made in a hospital.
If one Christian Scientist fails to be healed the media and courts jump all over this but never mention how many die every day in medical care.
I know this is certainly not the kind of thinking to hold on to but I love and depend on Christian Science and wish all could see the good it does and know the Truth