Then why are they not allowed to use regular hospitals for their patients?
This is the first time I've heerd of DOs not being able to practice in hospitals. Where did you get this information from?
Where I live, they are. Here is one I picked at random from a staff listing at what is generally considered the best hospital in my state. An MD once told me that such doctors tended to be especially good because they had to be in order to break into the upper part of the MD world.
I wouldn't pick a DO at random from the phone book any more than I would pick any other doctor. But I wouldn't hesitate to go to one if referred.
If you worked in a hospital for 20 years as I have, you would know why.
In short, ignorance, prejudice, politics and "pie-slice" grabbing.
And that is is. Period. Any Physician worth his salt recognizes that Çhriropractic has a place in the spectrum of treatments.
As I said in an earlier post, Blue Cross+Blue Shield would NEVER EVER pay for it if it did not have some value. Take that to the bank. Believe me, I work with Radiology billing, and we have to use big tongs and nuclear weapons to get the money we deserve for mainstream radiology exams that are performed. If they could deny Chriropractic, believe me, they would.