Learning from a Healthcare System Where Prevention Gets Priority
Laura A. Siminoff, Dean of the College of Public Health and Laura H. Carnell Professor of Public Health, says there are lessons to be learned from a healthcare system that's designed with prevention in mind.
Often it is the unexpected that teaches us the most. On a recent trip to Japan, I came down sick, and without a regular physician to see, I went to the central hospital in Hiroshima. My unforeseen visit offered a striking vision of what the United States’ healthcare system could be.
When I walked into the hospital’s waiting area I was startled: there was hardly anybody...