Archive for September, 2010

Patient Safety and Medical Tourism

The common question asked about medical tourism is whether or not it’s safe. What is patient safety? How does one gauge whether or not policies, procedures and techniques offered in a variety of medical fields are safe?   Even more perplexing, how is patient safety defined in different countries? The Joint Commission Perspective on Patient [...]

Hotel Habana Libre; Biography Of A Giant

Which person visiting the Cuban capital  would not notice the presence of the Hotel Habana Libre in the appearance of the city? Its imposing construction, built on the top of a hill, leads one of the most representative areas of the Cuban capital: La Rampa. Its location is maybe its most distinctive trait. But it [...]

See America First Series: #7 – Worcester and Killarney

Perhaps you have been dreaming of being present when the cathedral city of Worcester, England joins with Gloucester and Hereford for the Three Choir Festival with its “music across the centuries”. Can’t manage it this year? Why not visit Worcester, Massachusetts – which got the nickname “Wormtown” because of its underground musical subculture. Worcester boasts [...]

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