According to the American Hospital Association, one in four US hospitals now offers therapies in complementary and alternative medicine to address growing demand. In fact, all 18 hospitals on the U.S. News and World Report's "Best Hospitals" list provide some form of it.
The number of holistic providers and practitioners who offer these types of therapies is expected to double in the next 10 years, predicts the American Hospital Association.
Certain types of integrative therapies can help hospitals -- and patients -- cut down on expensive procedures, Dr. Palmer MacKie, medical director of the Integrative Pain Center at Wishard Health Services, told the Indy Star.
If someone having outpatient surgery can undergo a 15-minute relaxation process, such as guided imagery, meditation or hypnosis, MacKie said, that may reduce anxiety and allow the patient to go through post-operative recovery more quickly with less medication.
"Success of integrative medicine is based on the patient's ability to adopt the practices and live a healthy lifestyle," MacKie said. "It's not based on a pill bottle or needle."
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