Alabama Bariatrics

Huntsville, AL - It is impossible to keep up social distancing protocols during elective surgery. Especially when the private practice a specialist runs is taking up space and resources where hospitals are currently scrambling to save as many people as possible that have the virus. So, what can a weight loss surgery private practice do to keep up the faith with patients and stay in business? Invest in these relationships through counseling. These doctors already have the expertise and bedside manner, and counseling is something that is a prerequisite for weight loss surgery behaviors as a whole anyway.  Not to mention, that this can help weight loss surgery patients with canceled operations keep on track because they are getting extra support.  There is an opportunity there. Nothing is lost yet. Just postponed.  If you want to know more about it check out the blog at www.alabariatrics.com

Here is a snippet from the website regarding historical medical tourism.  The Sanitorium They combined the idea of living spaces or a vacation resort and a medical center into a sanitorium. This is not to be confused with a  sanitarium , which provided long term imprisonment for the mentally and physically disabled. According to the  Journal of Preventative Medicine and Hygiene , "The sanatorium regimen would plan to cure tuberculosis with Galenic principles of hygiene. Isolation, fresh air, exercise, and good nutrition. Eminent physicians supported these remedies for the treatment of more serious forms of the disease for a few decades". While there were already centers in Europe in the late 19th century, the American medical field began adopting the practice almost a century later. The first instance of an American sanitorium was in Asheville, North Carolina thanks to Dr. Horatio Page Gatchell in 1871 before anyone knew the cause of tuberculosis. Medical expert...