Subtle "complimentary care" enters mainstream hospitals

Even though we can be skeptical of "complimentary" interventions in health care, I remember the day in the 1980's when a Newborn ICU was bright lit, bustling, and very noisy with alarms and chatter 24-7. Now they are dim, quiet, with silent alarms, and almost cozy. No one had to publish a NEJM article demonstrating the positive effects on health outcomes these changes would make. Like most of the virtuous aspects of "complimentary care" this is better defined as "common sense."