With the Obama health care talk creating massive (and I mean massive) buzz across the United States (and even all of North America) we at Trend Hunter figured we should remind everybody what we already have as far as hospitals and health care are concerned.
It is yet to be determined how effective the Obama health care plan will be, but in the meantime maybe these 20 hospital innovations will spark some of your own ideas.
Maybe you can add a little something to the Obama health care plan!
20 Hospital Innovations
From Obama Health Care Plans to Farrah Fawcett's Records:
Andrew Robichaud — Aug 6, 2009 — Lifestyle
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Dilapidated Hospital Photography
Reiss Cleal Captures the Abandoned Severalls Mental Hospital
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Emergency Room Hair Salon
Hospital Beds, Nurses and DJs at Notaufnahme
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Capitalizing on Cancer
Hospital Employee Sells Farrah Fawcett's Confidential Records
16
Hospital Fashion
Fashion Designer Spends Years to Hide Patient Rears
15
Clinical Restaurants
Hospitalis in Latvia
14
Celebrity Love For Sick Children
Jennifer Aniston in Children's Hospital Ad
13
Checkered Architecture
Linz09 Info-Center Fuses Modernism, Tradition, Hospitality
12
Oxygen Hospitals for Pets
O2 Doghouse
11
Robonurse
Ready to Serve Hospitals by 2010
10
Personal Patient Hygiene Kits
PatientPak Keeps Germs At Bay During Hospital Stays
9
Orangutan Intensive Care Units
Primate Hospital Patients Are Ridiculously Cute
8
Global Culinary Photoblogs
‘Hospital Food' Shows You What Patients Eat Worldwide
7
Twitter Concierges
Hyatt Extends Hospitality to the Internet With @HyattConcierge
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Unrealistic TV Deaths
NPR Chronicles Top 10 Nonsensical TV Hospital Killers
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IV Bag Lamps
Instead of Going to the Hospital, Bring it Home With Daniel Lorch's Kooky Light
4
Cute Hospital Disposables
Teddy Bear Blood Bag Puts Young Patients at Ease
3
ER Check-in Kiosks
Airport Style Self Service Reaches the Hospital
2
Anime Themed Hospitals
Cute Deliveries At The Hello Kitty Maternity Ward
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Biodegradable Bedpans
Eco-Friendly Hospital Gear from Vernacare
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Capturing Dilapidated Buildings
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The 'WTF, Not What I Thought' Light by John Nouanesing
Needle Fashion for Nurses
Syringe Hair Accessories
Macabre Fantasies
Izima Kaoru Perfects the Art of Death Through Photography
70s Hair Revivals
Britney Spears Channels Farrah Fawcett for 'Circus'
Couture Pasties for Cancer
Gothfox Gets Playful With Young Women's Awareness
Hello Kitty Weddings
Become Princess Kitty at Daiichi Hanyu
Green Museums
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Drugs to Delay Cancer
Anti-Angiogenesis Treatment Can Help Stop Cancer Growth
Floating Architecture
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Thai Thanksgiving for Primates
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Hygienic Shockvertising
Ads Show Value of Sanitizers
Heart-Rending Real-Life Ads
Breast Cancer Awareness Commercial Evokes Genuine Emotions
Clinical Restaurants
Hospitalis in Latvia
Bizarre Eco-Friendly Buildings
The Glass House Reuses Embalming Fluid Bottles
Celebrity Love For Sick Children
Jennifer Aniston in Children's Hospital Ad
Virtual Good Samaritans
'Twitter Angels' Aid Ailing Job-Seekers
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Bad Ass Hygiene Innovations
Ghetto Brand Gun Soap
Chic Lifesaving Cell Phone Charms
IV Bags Signify Your Blood Type
Celebrity Knits for Charity
Stars for 'Save the Children'
Hygienic Shockvertising II
Carre Fresh: Wipe Whatever You've Touched
Celebrity Charity Events
Kelly Clarkson Stamps for Idol Gives Back
Stalker Spot Lights
The Beam of the 'Eye Dot Me' Lamp Follows Your Every Move
Global Cancer Campaigns
Lance Armstrong Travels to Mexico to Kick Off LIVESTRONG Initiative
iPhone Apps That Send Symptoms to Doctors
Dyna-Vision
Ambient Fiber-Optic Fixtures
The Kurage Lamp is a Wacky Illuminated Wonder
Oxygen Hospitals for Pets
O2 Doghouse
Culinary Culture Shocks
Using the Internet to Share Unusual Regional Foods
Papercraft Architecture
Davide del Giudice & Andrea Craziano's ‘Spaceframe'
Abandoned House Photography
'Island Feelings' Shows the Beautiful Side of Summer's Spoils
Green 'Lungs' for Urban Areas
Kjellgren Kaminsky's Eco-Friendly 'Vision for Heden' in Gothenburg,
Wine For Activism
Monkey Around With 'Grapes for Apes' And Save Orangutans
Ice Pick Lamps
Elger North Light Illuminates Conservation With a Tool Touch
Twitter Weather Updates
Toronto Weatherman Informs Wired Citizens With Twitter Updates
Personal Patient Hygiene Kits
PatientPak Keeps Germs At Bay During Hospital Stays
Twitter Wine Tastings
Eco-Friendly Experts Tweet to Facilitate Shared Experience
Smoking Kurt Cobain's Ashes
'Death Cycle' Art Installation Sparks Controversy
Live Twitterviews
Alexa Chung Will Take Questions Live on MTV Via Twitter
Twittering Churches
What Would Jesus Tweet?
Twitter For Saving Lives
Skiers Tracked Down Via Tweets and Google Maps
Golden Gun Lighting
Phillipe Starck Firearm Bedside Lamp is a Sure-Fire Conversation Sparker
Plastic Bag Lamps
Anne-Cecile Rappa's Bright Idea Using Recyclables for Fixtures
Light Bandages to Cure Cancer
Portable Photodynamic Therapy Makes Treatment Easier
Unrealistic TV Deaths
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Hostility Towards Bloggers
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Sports Commentweeters
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Spray Paint Lamps
Jake Rankin Gives New Life to Old Canisters
Cancer-Sniffing Noses
NASA's E-Nose Can Tell Cancerous Cells from Normal Cells
Cute Hospital Disposables
Teddy Bear Blood Bag Puts Young Patients at Ease
Musical Note Landmarks
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Cataloging Magazine Casualties
‘Magazine Death Pool' Announces Fall of Domino and Wish
Anime Themed Hospitals
Cute Deliveries At The Hello Kitty Maternity Ward
Social Bribing For Charity
@tferriss Donates to Charity With Every New Twitter Follower
Biodegradable Bedpans
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