Hospitals add surprisingly little to health and longevity. The biggest factors are hygiene, exercise, diet, and pollution (including smoking). It's nice to get

Hospitals add surprisingly little to health and longevity. The biggest factors are hygiene, exercise, diet, and pollution (including smoking). It's nice to get a speedy by-pass surgery when your heart clogs up, but it's even nicer to not get that heart attack in the first place.