thanks for pulling up the story on king, p4b. this is a perfect example of why politics and medicine don't mix in the us. king has had a politically motivated practice of hiring based not on qualifications, but on race. they have filled the hospital with staff that is politically protected and lack the normal motivation of the fear of being fired. laziness, apathy and corruption have become the hallmarks of american politics and these characteristics are deadly when they are allowed to flourish in our medical institutions.

though it has been said that bad medical care is better than no medical care, why should we aim for the bottom?