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OCTOBER 16, 2019

The Hues of Health Care

By Frederick L. Greene, MD, FACS
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Colors define us as individuals. Colors steer our selection of our favorite dress, tie, car, sports team or surgical apparel: either bouffant or traditional surgical cap—it doesn’t matter. Color plays a significant role in conjuring up agathokakological feelings without even reaching our conscious level. Perhaps we never realize that the color scheme selected by a hospital may even have dictated where we matched in residency or signed on to be a