"Those folks stayed independent for far longer. They
were admitted to the hospital less. And the other key result is that the
hospital didn't have money to keep the geriatricians going, so they got
rid of the department entirely. So it was this
incredibly successful result in serving needs that people have, but we
also demonstrated that we don't have any will or interest in sustaining
it. The geriatricians have training in basic skills that we're not
teaching other people—97 percent of medical students never learn about
geriatric skills." Atul Gawande
