As for going into hospitals making you worse -- I agree from experience. One of my parents went into the hospital for a back procedure, and came back with her m

As for going into hospitals making you worse -- I agree from experience. One of my parents went into the hospital for a back procedure, and came back with her mind significantly diminished. She died 8 months later. The other, in and out of the hospital, eventually died the same week, and one of his complications was MRSA. Both were at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, OH, which I gather is a perfectly solid institution.