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Complementary medicine on the increase at US hospitals
Hospitals in the US are increasingly integrating complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) services with the conventional services they normally provide, according to a new study.
A joint survey by Health Forum, a subsidiary of the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Samueli Institute, shows that that more than 42 percent of responding hospitals indicated they currently offer one or more CAM therapies, up from 37 percent in 2007.
Massage therapy is in the top two services provided in both outpatient and inpatient settings, while a majority of respondents offer wellness services for patients and staff - including nutritional counseling, smoking cessation and fitness training.
According to a spokesperson, the increases are down to patient demand with 85 percent of responding hospitals indicated patient requests being the primary rationale for adding CAM services
Nancy Foster, vice president for quality and patient safety at the AHA, said: "The rise of complementary and alternative medicine reflects the continued effort on the part of hospitals and caregivers to broaden the vital services they provide to patients and communities."
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