Letter to the Editor: 'Shared hospital rooms are not the best environment for healing'

Sep 17, 2023
Sep 17, 2023

Letter writer David Spence said he counted 82 double-occupancy rooms at FMC so he’s voting against a new hospital with 100% private rooms.

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I am responding to the 8/26/23 op-ed by the new CEO of Northern Arizona Healthcare. He invit…

It’s my job to ensure all of Northern Arizona Healthcare’s hospitals and clinics continually strive to provide the best care possible. Shared hospital rooms are not the best environment for healing from surgery, trauma, infection or cancer. Numerous studies show disruptive noise is counter to healing, and our own patients report quieter experiences when they have their own hospital room. Private rooms also allow space for visitors, and mean that no one is overhearing someone else’s private health information.

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I am currently in the Valley but was reading David Spence's comment about beds at NAH today.…

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