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people here have a bad habit of comparing something vastly superior to something clearly inferior
california wine vs ny wine
california weather vs ny weather
in this thread, SF vs houston
whatever helps you get through the day though =)
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Originally Posted by Hoarfrost
Yeah, that's why New York is like, dead man. Because all the Joe Plumbers moved to the South.
Yawn.
These two ignorant posts exemplify why so many threads desolve into flame wars
Houston's are arguably the best in the world. Our hospitals aren't just recognized by the US, but the world. It attracts over 5 million annual patient visits, and over 10,000 are international patients. Also performs the most heart surgeries in the WORLD. Houston is referred as the "City of Medicine" in South America.
Baylor School of Medicine is not just some ok school; it's a very big deal.
No, because in order to be important to the US we also need better mass transit, more density, and not be located in the south.
Or the Midwest
But Houston does NOT have the best hospitals overall in the US. They have a couple of good hospitals ranked nationally.. but by no means is it the best in the US.
But Houston does NOT have the best hospitals overall in the US. They have a couple of good hospitals ranked nationally.. but by no means is it the best in the US.
I have never really understood why people put Houston in the same category as Boston when it comes to healthcare. The facts are pretty clear, but I guess that doesn't really matter on this board.
4) Finally Massachusetts is ahead of the nation when it comes to healthcare reform. Near Universal coverage has been achieved (98.7% of the population has health insurance coverage) These decisions were made in the state capital Boston.
So basically quality wise the Healthcare system is superior in Boston. Accessibility is higher and funding is not even close. Please tell me how on earth Houston should even be mentioned in the same sentence as Boston when it comes to Healthcare?
TMC hospitals specialize in different areas. It's not full of hospitals that each do the same thing.
And how exactly do the hospitals in Boston "do the same thing"? Please at the very least open the rankings and read them, it clearly states that MGH scored in 15 different specialties and BWH in 10. That sure doesn't sound like a limited practice to me.
And how exactly do the hospitals in Boston "do the same thing"? Please at the very least open the rankings and read them, it clearly states that MGH scored in 15 different specialties and BWH in 10. That sure doesn't sound like a limited practice to me.
TMC is ONE area.
Anyways, SF is 5th and Houston is 6th. Boston is "probably" 7th.
Boston has Education, Technology (Houston is big on Technology too), Finance, and Healthcare (Houston is up there; No one never stated Houston was better, than again....it could be).
Houston has Energy, Ports, Aeronautics, Manufacturing,More Fortune 500 companies, Technology, and Healthcare. Boston can't touch us in the first four; Only things Boston has over us is Finance, Education, and maybe Technology depending on how you look at it. Everything else is a little ahead or tied.
Boston's prominence is more regional than national/international. The only thing is really has against Houston is Finance and Technology, but it take a backseat to SF (Silicon Valley), NY, and DC in Technology.
OK, it has top ranking schools, but that is sort of regional instead of actually important to anywhere else in the country (Don't give me that its produced scientist, politicians, lawyers, CEOs,etc) Other schools have too.
Houston is obviously the clear winner after SF; Boston can have 7th. This is not being biased; it's the truth. Historically Boston and SF have, but culturally is subjective. All being about even when it comes to diversity
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