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This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 9.7.
Famous for their high quality of care, Brentworth Care Centers frequently rank among the top healthcare providers in the UEE for both patient health, customer happiness, and cost. Many swear by their services, which include standard medical care, cosmetic surgery, and cybernetic replacements, yet some insurance companies have complained of the care center’s inflated prices and accused them of artificially raising the cost of service. Some insurers have even recently threatened to refuse claims for the expensive hospital. However, it seems unlikely that there will be a change anytime soon as those steep prices align with Dr. Jaleel Brentworth’s vision for the care centers that carry his name. In an interview with the Terra Gazette, Dr. Brentworth defended the premium cost by saying, “My philosophy is that treating the primary medical issue is only part of the process. Rehabilitation is a full-body experience, so I built my Care Centers around exactly that, providing the mind and body the comfort and care it needs to heal itself. And that additional care comes at a cost.”
QUALITY OF CARE
Jaleel Brentworth was born on Earth in 2829. He led a happy and privileged childhood until his older brother, Sajit, was diagnosed with a rare liver disease. Jaleel watched Sajit suffer through several experimental treatments before receiving an artificial liver. The implant restored Sajit to the energetic and intellectually curious older brother that Jaleel adored, but over time Sajit’s body slowly rejected the new liver. Doctors attempted to correct Sajit’s condition with several courses of suppression therapy and nerve reconstruction but it proved to be too much of a strain for Sajit who died a few weeks later in the hospital. The loss devastated Jaleel but inspired him to study medicine.
He attended the University of Earth at Australia (UEA) where he developed a keen interest in the nervous system. He became particularly fascinated with axons, nerve fibers that conduct electrical impulses, and wrote several research papers on ways to potentially improve how cybernetic implants and artificial organs connect and communicate with the body. This work drew the attention of UEA researcher, Dr. Ariel Roux, who was studying ways to reverse nerve degeneration, a leading cause of implant failure. The two joined forces and began conducting simulated trials of the new surgery methods Brentworth proposed in his papers.
Their initial experiments showed promise, so after receiving his doctorate, Brentworth decided against opening a medical practice. Instead, he joined the UEA as part of Dr. Roux’s research team as a surgical specialist. After years of experimental procedures, Dr. Brentworth became dismayed with their progress. In most cases, there was no measurable difference between the implant performance in their participants compared to current medical standards. The exception being several groups whose surgeries were done aboard a ship stationed in low gravity.
Professor Roux became convinced that low gravity somehow helped the nervous system form a stronger graft to the implants but Dr. Brentworth wasn’t convinced. He noted participants’ biometric data also showed lower heart rates and blood pressure that indicated they were more relaxed before and after the procedures. A difference he attributed to the participants relaxing in the luxury accommodations aboard the ship while traveling to and from the location. Remembering how stressed his brother had been during his extended time in the hospital, Dr. Brentworth wanted to perform the next set of surgeries in standard gravity conditions with the patients given resort-quality rooms to relax in pre- and post-op, but Professor Roux rebuffed the proposal to focus on more low-gravity experiments. A rift grew between the two and they amicably separated not long after.
Dr. Brentworth moved to New York City where his partner had landed a job advising a senator. In 2862, he received a substantial investment from his parents to open the first Brentworth Care Center. Built around the core tenet that the level of comfort and care received throughout the treatment was equally as important as the procedure itself, Dr. Brentworth brought in award-winning architect and design firm Lobi-Ross to make the treatment center equal to the finest resort. Business was slow to begin, until his partner, Darren, convinced a Senate security officer to get her malfunctioning cybernetic leg looked at by Dr. Brentworth. Other doctors had told her a new leg was the only fix but Dr. Brentworth was convinced a small procedure could strengthen the current graft. He was right and word quickly spread among the Senate security staffers that not only could Dr. Brentworth perform miracles but that a stay at his facilities was better than some hotels. This notoriety grew and eventually landed him his biggest patient Senator Linda Beckley, who suffered horrific burns on half her body following a freak ship accident. The skin grafts were so good that only those in her inner circle knew she had them. Still, once word spread to politicians, power brokers, and celebrities that Dr. Brentworth did outstanding work and prioritized privacy, business boomed. Even after the Care Center tripled in size, demand was so strong that appointments were scheduled months in advance. Soon powerful investors were scheduling appointments to get work done just for the opportunity to convince Dr. Brentworth to let them help him grow the brand.
QUALITY CONTROL
Dr. Brentworth initially rejected expansion due to concerns over controlling the quality of care. He’d become a notorious micromanager, and even though he didn’t perform all procedures, he could oversee and advise at a moment’s notice. After fielding numerous investment offers, Dr. Brentworth saw the potential and decided to do it himself. He started small by opening additional Brentworth Care Centers on Earth. This allowed him to personally pick each location, oversee their design, personally interview and hire staff, and once open, be but a comm call away. These new locations were quickly booked months in advance and a decision was made to expand to more locations in the Sol system.
To expedite the expansion, Dr. Brentworth worked with advisors to establish exacting standards for his Care Centers. No detail was too small. From ensuring the right plants were selected for the lobby to specifying the color temperature of lighting in recovery rooms, all future Brentworth Care Centers would be built to these high standards. Dr. Brentworth established similarly strict criteria regarding medical procedures, specifically calling out certain biometric benchmarks patients needed to reach prior to a procedure and before being released. Additionally, the center’s profits were reinvested into seeking out the latest medical advances and training his staff in how to use them. Notoriously, Dr. Brentworth spent billions upgrading all the medical scanners twice in the same year after a newer, slightly more accurate, model was released. He claimed that nothing relaxed patients more and helped them heal than knowing they were getting the best care.
Before long, there were Brentworth Care Centers in systems across the Empire. By the early 2900s, many other practices tried to replicate the care center’s brand of luxury medicine, but none would ever match Brentworth in prestige and popularity. In 2917, Dr. Jaleel Brentworth retired and died shortly thereafter at the relatively young age of 87. His partner revealed posthumously that Jaleel had suffered from chronic kidney disease and had decided against receiving artificial replacements, joking that the only person he’d ever trust the procedure with was himself. While the man may have slowly faded from public consciousness over the years, Brentworth Care Centers will continue to carry his name far into the future, and stand as a testament to the high quality of care and meticulous dedication to detail that makes them some of the best medical facilities around.
Famous for their high quality of care, Brentworth Care Centers frequently rank among the top healthcare providers in the UEE for both patient health, customer happiness, and cost. Many swear by their services, which include standard medical care, cosmetic surgery, and cybernetic replacements, yet some insurance companies have complained of the care center’s inflated prices and accused them of artificially raising the cost of service. Some insurers have even recently threatened to refuse claims for the expensive hospital. However, it seems unlikely that there will be a change anytime soon as those steep prices align with Dr. Jaleel Brentworth’s vision for the care centers that carry his name. In an interview with the Terra Gazette, Dr. Brentworth defended the premium cost by saying, “My philosophy is that treating the primary medical issue is only part of the process. Rehabilitation is a full-body experience, so I built my Care Centers around exactly that, providing the mind and body the comfort and care it needs to heal itself. And that additional care comes at a cost.”
QUALITY OF CARE
Jaleel Brentworth was born on Earth in 2829. He led a happy and privileged childhood until his older brother, Sajit, was diagnosed with a rare liver disease. Jaleel watched Sajit suffer through several experimental treatments before receiving an artificial liver. The implant restored Sajit to the energetic and intellectually curious older brother that Jaleel adored, but over time Sajit’s body slowly rejected the new liver. Doctors attempted to correct Sajit’s condition with several courses of suppression therapy and nerve reconstruction but it proved to be too much of a strain for Sajit who died a few weeks later in the hospital. The loss devastated Jaleel but inspired him to study medicine.
He attended the University of Earth at Australia (UEA) where he developed a keen interest in the nervous system. He became particularly fascinated with axons, nerve fibers that conduct electrical impulses, and wrote several research papers on ways to potentially improve how cybernetic implants and artificial organs connect and communicate with the body. This work drew the attention of UEA researcher, Dr. Ariel Roux, who was studying ways to reverse nerve degeneration, a leading cause of implant failure. The two joined forces and began conducting simulated trials of the new surgery methods Brentworth proposed in his papers.
Their initial experiments showed promise, so after receiving his doctorate, Brentworth decided against opening a medical practice. Instead, he joined the UEA as part of Dr. Roux’s research team as a surgical specialist. After years of experimental procedures, Dr. Brentworth became dismayed with their progress. In most cases, there was no measurable difference between the implant performance in their participants compared to current medical standards. The exception being several groups whose surgeries were done aboard a ship stationed in low gravity.
Professor Roux became convinced that low gravity somehow helped the nervous system form a stronger graft to the implants but Dr. Brentworth wasn’t convinced. He noted participants’ biometric data also showed lower heart rates and blood pressure that indicated they were more relaxed before and after the procedures. A difference he attributed to the participants relaxing in the luxury accommodations aboard the ship while traveling to and from the location. Remembering how stressed his brother had been during his extended time in the hospital, Dr. Brentworth wanted to perform the next set of surgeries in standard gravity conditions with the patients given resort-quality rooms to relax in pre- and post-op, but Professor Roux rebuffed the proposal to focus on more low-gravity experiments. A rift grew between the two and they amicably separated not long after.
Dr. Brentworth moved to New York City where his partner had landed a job advising a senator. In 2862, he received a substantial investment from his parents to open the first Brentworth Care Center. Built around the core tenet that the level of comfort and care received throughout the treatment was equally as important as the procedure itself, Dr. Brentworth brought in award-winning architect and design firm Lobi-Ross to make the treatment center equal to the finest resort. Business was slow to begin, until his partner, Darren, convinced a Senate security officer to get her malfunctioning cybernetic leg looked at by Dr. Brentworth. Other doctors had told her a new leg was the only fix but Dr. Brentworth was convinced a small procedure could strengthen the current graft. He was right and word quickly spread among the Senate security staffers that not only could Dr. Brentworth perform miracles but that a stay at his facilities was better than some hotels. This notoriety grew and eventually landed him his biggest patient Senator Linda Beckley, who suffered horrific burns on half her body following a freak ship accident. The skin grafts were so good that only those in her inner circle knew she had them. Still, once word spread to politicians, power brokers, and celebrities that Dr. Brentworth did outstanding work and prioritized privacy, business boomed. Even after the Care Center tripled in size, demand was so strong that appointments were scheduled months in advance. Soon powerful investors were scheduling appointments to get work done just for the opportunity to convince Dr. Brentworth to let them help him grow the brand.
QUALITY CONTROL
Dr. Brentworth initially rejected expansion due to concerns over controlling the quality of care. He’d become a notorious micromanager, and even though he didn’t perform all procedures, he could oversee and advise at a moment’s notice. After fielding numerous investment offers, Dr. Brentworth saw the potential and decided to do it himself. He started small by opening additional Brentworth Care Centers on Earth. This allowed him to personally pick each location, oversee their design, personally interview and hire staff, and once open, be but a comm call away. These new locations were quickly booked months in advance and a decision was made to expand to more locations in the Sol system.
To expedite the expansion, Dr. Brentworth worked with advisors to establish exacting standards for his Care Centers. No detail was too small. From ensuring the right plants were selected for the lobby to specifying the color temperature of lighting in recovery rooms, all future Brentworth Care Centers would be built to these high standards. Dr. Brentworth established similarly strict criteria regarding medical procedures, specifically calling out certain biometric benchmarks patients needed to reach prior to a procedure and before being released. Additionally, the center’s profits were reinvested into seeking out the latest medical advances and training his staff in how to use them. Notoriously, Dr. Brentworth spent billions upgrading all the medical scanners twice in the same year after a newer, slightly more accurate, model was released. He claimed that nothing relaxed patients more and helped them heal than knowing they were getting the best care.
Before long, there were Brentworth Care Centers in systems across the Empire. By the early 2900s, many other practices tried to replicate the care center’s brand of luxury medicine, but none would ever match Brentworth in prestige and popularity. In 2917, Dr. Jaleel Brentworth retired and died shortly thereafter at the relatively young age of 87. His partner revealed posthumously that Jaleel had suffered from chronic kidney disease and had decided against receiving artificial replacements, joking that the only person he’d ever trust the procedure with was himself. While the man may have slowly faded from public consciousness over the years, Brentworth Care Centers will continue to carry his name far into the future, and stand as a testament to the high quality of care and meticulous dedication to detail that makes them some of the best medical facilities around.
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Die Brentworth Care Centers sind berühmt für ihre hohe Pflegequalität und rangieren häufig unter den besten Gesundheitsdienstleistern in der UEE, sowohl was die Gesundheit der Patienten, die Zufriedenheit der Kunden als auch die Kosten betrifft. Viele schwören auf ihre Leistungen, die von der medizinischen Standardversorgung über kosmetische Operationen bis hin zu kybernetischem Ersatz reichen. Dennoch haben sich einige Versicherungsgesellschaften über die überhöhten Preise des Pflegezentrums beschwert und sie beschuldigt, die Kosten für die Leistungen künstlich in die Höhe zu treiben. Einige Versicherer haben kürzlich sogar damit gedroht, Ansprüche für das teure Krankenhaus abzulehnen. Es scheint jedoch unwahrscheinlich, dass sich daran in nächster Zeit etwas ändern wird, denn die hohen Preise entsprechen der Vision von Dr. Jaleel Brentworth für die Pflegezentren, die seinen Namen tragen. In einem Interview mit der Terra Gazette verteidigte Dr. Brentworth die hohen Kosten mit den Worten: "Meine Philosophie ist, dass die Behandlung des primären medizinischen Problems nur ein Teil des Prozesses ist. Die Rehabilitation ist eine Ganzkörpererfahrung. Deshalb habe ich meine Care Centers genau darauf ausgerichtet und biete dem Körper und Geist den Komfort und die Pflege, die er braucht, um sich selbst zu heilen. Und diese zusätzliche Pflege hat ihren Preis."
QUALITÄT DER PFLEGE
Jaleel Brentworth wurde im Jahr 2829 auf der Erde geboren. Er verlebte eine glückliche und privilegierte Kindheit, bis bei seinem älteren Bruder Sajit eine seltene Leberkrankheit diagnostiziert wurde. Jaleel musste mit ansehen, wie Sajit mehrere experimentelle Behandlungen über sich ergehen lassen musste, bevor er eine künstliche Leber erhielt. Durch das Implantat wurde Sajit wieder zu dem energiegeladenen und intellektuell neugierigen älteren Bruder, den Jaleel bewunderte, aber mit der Zeit stieß Sajits Körper die neue Leber langsam ab. Die Ärzte versuchten, Sajits Zustand mit mehreren Unterdrückungstherapien und einer Nervenrekonstruktion zu korrigieren, aber es erwies sich als zu anstrengend für Sajit, der einige Wochen später im Krankenhaus starb. Der Verlust war für Jaleel ein schwerer Schlag, inspirierte ihn aber dazu, Medizin zu studieren.
Er besuchte die University of Earth in Australien (UEA), wo er ein starkes Interesse am Nervensystem entwickelte. Er war besonders fasziniert von Axonen, Nervenfasern, die elektrische Impulse leiten, und schrieb mehrere Forschungsarbeiten über Möglichkeiten, die Verbindung und Kommunikation zwischen kybernetischen Implantaten und künstlichen Organen mit dem Körper zu verbessern. Diese Arbeit erregte die Aufmerksamkeit des UEA-Forschers Dr. Ariel Roux, der nach Wegen suchte, die Nervendegeneration, eine der Hauptursachen für das Versagen von Implantaten, umzukehren. Die beiden taten sich zusammen und begannen mit der Durchführung von Simulationsversuchen für die neuen Operationsmethoden, die Brentworth in seinen Arbeiten vorgeschlagen hatte.
Ihre ersten Experimente waren vielversprechend, so dass sich Brentworth nach seiner Promotion dagegen entschied, eine Arztpraxis zu eröffnen. Stattdessen trat er der UEA als Teil des Forschungsteams von Dr. Roux als chirurgischer Spezialist bei. Nach Jahren experimenteller Eingriffe war Dr. Brentworth über deren Fortschritte bestürzt. In den meisten Fällen gab es keinen messbaren Unterschied zwischen der Leistung der Implantate ihrer Teilnehmer im Vergleich zu den aktuellen medizinischen Standards. Eine Ausnahme bildeten mehrere Gruppen, deren Operationen an Bord eines Schiffes durchgeführt wurden, das in niedriger Schwerkraft stationiert war.
Professor Roux war davon überzeugt, dass die geringe Schwerkraft dem Nervensystem dabei half, ein stärkeres Transplantat zu bilden, aber Dr. Brentworth war davon nicht überzeugt. Er stellte fest, dass die biometrischen Daten der Teilnehmer auch niedrigere Herzfrequenzen und Blutdruckwerte aufwiesen, was darauf hindeutete, dass sie vor und nach den Eingriffen entspannter waren. Diesen Unterschied führte er darauf zurück, dass sich die Teilnehmer während der An- und Abreise in den luxuriösen Unterkünften an Bord des Schiffes entspannten. Da er sich daran erinnerte, wie gestresst sein Bruder während seiner langen Zeit im Krankenhaus gewesen war, wollte Dr. Brentworth die nächste Reihe von Operationen unter normalen Schwerkraftbedingungen durchführen und den Patienten Zimmer in Resortqualität zur Verfügung stellen, in denen sie sich vor und nach der Operation entspannen konnten, aber Professor Roux lehnte den Vorschlag ab und konzentrierte sich auf Experimente mit niedriger Schwerkraft. Es kam zu einem Zerwürfnis zwischen den beiden und sie trennten sich wenig später freundschaftlich.
Dr. Brentworth zog nach New York City, wo sein Partner einen Job als Berater eines Senators bekommen hatte. Im Jahr 2862 erhielt er von seinen Eltern eine beträchtliche Investition, um das erste Brentworth Care Center zu eröffnen. Dr. Brentworth ging von dem Grundsatz aus, dass der Komfort und die Betreuung während der Behandlung ebenso wichtig sind wie die Behandlung selbst. Er holte das preisgekrönte Architektur- und Designbüro Lobi-Ross ins Haus, um das Behandlungszentrum so zu gestalten, dass es dem feinsten Resort gleichkam. Das Geschäft lief schleppend an, bis sein Partner Darren eine Sicherheitsbeamtin des Senats davon überzeugte, ihr defektes kybernetisches Bein von Dr. Brentworth untersuchen zu lassen. Andere Ärzte hatten ihr gesagt, dass ein neues Bein die einzige Lösung sei, aber Dr. Brentworth war überzeugt, dass ein kleiner Eingriff das aktuelle Transplantat stärken könnte. Er hatte Recht und es sprach sich schnell unter den Sicherheitsmitarbeitern des Senats herum, dass Dr. Brentworth nicht nur Wunder vollbringen konnte, sondern dass ein Aufenthalt in seiner Einrichtung besser war als manches Hotel. Dieser Bekanntheitsgrad wuchs und verschaffte ihm schließlich seine größte Patientin, Senatorin Linda Beckley, die nach einem verrückten Schiffsunglück entsetzliche Verbrennungen am halben Körper erlitt. Die Hauttransplantationen waren so gut, dass nur ihre engsten Vertrauten wussten, dass sie sie hatte. Doch sobald sich bei Politikern, Machtmaklern und Prominenten herumgesprochen hatte, dass Dr. Brentworth hervorragende Arbeit leistete und die Privatsphäre hochhielt, boomte das Geschäft. Selbst nachdem sich die Größe des Care Centers verdreifacht hatte, war die Nachfrage so groß, dass Termine bereits Monate im Voraus vereinbart wurden. Schon bald vereinbarten einflussreiche Investoren Termine für ihre Arbeit, nur um Dr. Brentworth davon zu überzeugen, dass sie ihm helfen sollten, die Marke zu vergrößern.
QUALITÄTSKONTROLLE
Dr. Brentworth lehnte eine Expansion zunächst ab, weil er Bedenken hatte, die Qualität der Behandlung zu kontrollieren. Er war zu einem berüchtigten Mikromanager geworden, und obwohl er nicht alle Eingriffe durchführte, konnte er sie jederzeit überwachen und beraten. Nachdem er zahlreiche Investitionsangebote erhalten hatte, erkannte Dr. Brentworth das Potenzial und beschloss, es selbst zu tun. Er begann klein und eröffnete weitere Brentworth Care Centers auf der Erde. Dies ermöglichte es ihm, jeden Standort persönlich auszusuchen, die Planung zu überwachen, Mitarbeiter persönlich zu interviewen und einzustellen und nach der Eröffnung nur einen Anruf entfernt zu sein. Diese neuen Standorte waren schnell Monate im Voraus ausgebucht und es wurde beschlossen, auf weitere Standorte im Sol-System zu expandieren.
Um die Expansion zu beschleunigen, arbeitete Dr. Brentworth mit Beratern zusammen, um anspruchsvolle Standards für seine Pflegezentren festzulegen. Kein Detail war zu klein. Von der Auswahl der richtigen Pflanzen für die Lobby bis hin zur Farbtemperatur der Beleuchtung in den Aufwachräumen sollten alle zukünftigen Brentworth Care Centers nach diesen hohen Standards gebaut werden. Dr. Brentworth legte ähnlich strenge Kriterien für die medizinischen Verfahren fest, insbesondere bestimmte biometrische Eckwerte, die die Patienten vor einem Eingriff und vor der Entlassung erreichen mussten. Außerdem wurden die Gewinne des Zentrums in die Erforschung der neuesten medizinischen Fortschritte und die Schulung seiner Mitarbeiter in deren Anwendung investiert. Dr. Brentworth gab Milliarden aus, um alle medizinischen Scanner zweimal im selben Jahr aufzurüsten, nachdem ein neueres, etwas genaueres Modell auf den Markt gekommen war. Er behauptete, dass nichts die Patienten mehr entspannte und ihnen bei der Heilung half, als zu wissen, dass sie die beste Behandlung erhielten.
Es dauerte nicht lange, bis es im ganzen Imperium Brentworth Care Centers gab. In den frühen 2900er Jahren versuchten viele andere Praxen, die Luxusmedizin des Pflegezentrums zu kopieren, aber keine konnte es je mit Brentworths Prestige und Popularität aufnehmen. Im Jahr 2917 setzte sich Dr. Jaleel Brentworth zur Ruhe und starb kurz darauf im relativ jungen Alter von 87 Jahren. Sein Partner enthüllte posthum, dass Jaleel an einer chronischen Nierenerkrankung litt und sich gegen künstlichen Nierenersatz entschieden hatte. Er scherzte, dass die einzige Person, der er die Prozedur jemals anvertrauen würde, er selbst sei. Auch wenn der Mann im Laufe der Jahre langsam aus dem öffentlichen Bewusstsein verschwunden ist, werden die Brentworth Care Centers auch in Zukunft seinen Namen tragen und für die hohe Qualität der Pflege und die akribische Liebe zum Detail stehen, die sie zu einer der besten medizinischen Einrichtungen überhaupt machen.
Die Brentworth Care Centers sind berühmt für ihre hohe Pflegequalität und rangieren häufig unter den besten Gesundheitsdienstleistern in der UEE, sowohl was die Gesundheit der Patienten, die Zufriedenheit der Kunden als auch die Kosten betrifft. Viele schwören auf ihre Leistungen, die von der medizinischen Standardversorgung über kosmetische Operationen bis hin zu kybernetischem Ersatz reichen. Dennoch haben sich einige Versicherungsgesellschaften über die überhöhten Preise des Pflegezentrums beschwert und sie beschuldigt, die Kosten für die Leistungen künstlich in die Höhe zu treiben. Einige Versicherer haben kürzlich sogar damit gedroht, Ansprüche für das teure Krankenhaus abzulehnen. Es scheint jedoch unwahrscheinlich, dass sich daran in nächster Zeit etwas ändern wird, denn die hohen Preise entsprechen der Vision von Dr. Jaleel Brentworth für die Pflegezentren, die seinen Namen tragen. In einem Interview mit der Terra Gazette verteidigte Dr. Brentworth die hohen Kosten mit den Worten: "Meine Philosophie ist, dass die Behandlung des primären medizinischen Problems nur ein Teil des Prozesses ist. Die Rehabilitation ist eine Ganzkörpererfahrung. Deshalb habe ich meine Care Centers genau darauf ausgerichtet und biete dem Körper und Geist den Komfort und die Pflege, die er braucht, um sich selbst zu heilen. Und diese zusätzliche Pflege hat ihren Preis."
QUALITÄT DER PFLEGE
Jaleel Brentworth wurde im Jahr 2829 auf der Erde geboren. Er verlebte eine glückliche und privilegierte Kindheit, bis bei seinem älteren Bruder Sajit eine seltene Leberkrankheit diagnostiziert wurde. Jaleel musste mit ansehen, wie Sajit mehrere experimentelle Behandlungen über sich ergehen lassen musste, bevor er eine künstliche Leber erhielt. Durch das Implantat wurde Sajit wieder zu dem energiegeladenen und intellektuell neugierigen älteren Bruder, den Jaleel bewunderte, aber mit der Zeit stieß Sajits Körper die neue Leber langsam ab. Die Ärzte versuchten, Sajits Zustand mit mehreren Unterdrückungstherapien und einer Nervenrekonstruktion zu korrigieren, aber es erwies sich als zu anstrengend für Sajit, der einige Wochen später im Krankenhaus starb. Der Verlust war für Jaleel ein schwerer Schlag, inspirierte ihn aber dazu, Medizin zu studieren.
Er besuchte die University of Earth in Australien (UEA), wo er ein starkes Interesse am Nervensystem entwickelte. Er war besonders fasziniert von Axonen, Nervenfasern, die elektrische Impulse leiten, und schrieb mehrere Forschungsarbeiten über Möglichkeiten, die Verbindung und Kommunikation zwischen kybernetischen Implantaten und künstlichen Organen mit dem Körper zu verbessern. Diese Arbeit erregte die Aufmerksamkeit des UEA-Forschers Dr. Ariel Roux, der nach Wegen suchte, die Nervendegeneration, eine der Hauptursachen für das Versagen von Implantaten, umzukehren. Die beiden taten sich zusammen und begannen mit der Durchführung von Simulationsversuchen für die neuen Operationsmethoden, die Brentworth in seinen Arbeiten vorgeschlagen hatte.
Ihre ersten Experimente waren vielversprechend, so dass sich Brentworth nach seiner Promotion dagegen entschied, eine Arztpraxis zu eröffnen. Stattdessen trat er der UEA als Teil des Forschungsteams von Dr. Roux als chirurgischer Spezialist bei. Nach Jahren experimenteller Eingriffe war Dr. Brentworth über deren Fortschritte bestürzt. In den meisten Fällen gab es keinen messbaren Unterschied zwischen der Leistung der Implantate ihrer Teilnehmer im Vergleich zu den aktuellen medizinischen Standards. Eine Ausnahme bildeten mehrere Gruppen, deren Operationen an Bord eines Schiffes durchgeführt wurden, das in niedriger Schwerkraft stationiert war.
Professor Roux war davon überzeugt, dass die geringe Schwerkraft dem Nervensystem dabei half, ein stärkeres Transplantat zu bilden, aber Dr. Brentworth war davon nicht überzeugt. Er stellte fest, dass die biometrischen Daten der Teilnehmer auch niedrigere Herzfrequenzen und Blutdruckwerte aufwiesen, was darauf hindeutete, dass sie vor und nach den Eingriffen entspannter waren. Diesen Unterschied führte er darauf zurück, dass sich die Teilnehmer während der An- und Abreise in den luxuriösen Unterkünften an Bord des Schiffes entspannten. Da er sich daran erinnerte, wie gestresst sein Bruder während seiner langen Zeit im Krankenhaus gewesen war, wollte Dr. Brentworth die nächste Reihe von Operationen unter normalen Schwerkraftbedingungen durchführen und den Patienten Zimmer in Resortqualität zur Verfügung stellen, in denen sie sich vor und nach der Operation entspannen konnten, aber Professor Roux lehnte den Vorschlag ab und konzentrierte sich auf Experimente mit niedriger Schwerkraft. Es kam zu einem Zerwürfnis zwischen den beiden und sie trennten sich wenig später freundschaftlich.
Dr. Brentworth zog nach New York City, wo sein Partner einen Job als Berater eines Senators bekommen hatte. Im Jahr 2862 erhielt er von seinen Eltern eine beträchtliche Investition, um das erste Brentworth Care Center zu eröffnen. Dr. Brentworth ging von dem Grundsatz aus, dass der Komfort und die Betreuung während der Behandlung ebenso wichtig sind wie die Behandlung selbst. Er holte das preisgekrönte Architektur- und Designbüro Lobi-Ross ins Haus, um das Behandlungszentrum so zu gestalten, dass es dem feinsten Resort gleichkam. Das Geschäft lief schleppend an, bis sein Partner Darren eine Sicherheitsbeamtin des Senats davon überzeugte, ihr defektes kybernetisches Bein von Dr. Brentworth untersuchen zu lassen. Andere Ärzte hatten ihr gesagt, dass ein neues Bein die einzige Lösung sei, aber Dr. Brentworth war überzeugt, dass ein kleiner Eingriff das aktuelle Transplantat stärken könnte. Er hatte Recht und es sprach sich schnell unter den Sicherheitsmitarbeitern des Senats herum, dass Dr. Brentworth nicht nur Wunder vollbringen konnte, sondern dass ein Aufenthalt in seiner Einrichtung besser war als manches Hotel. Dieser Bekanntheitsgrad wuchs und verschaffte ihm schließlich seine größte Patientin, Senatorin Linda Beckley, die nach einem verrückten Schiffsunglück entsetzliche Verbrennungen am halben Körper erlitt. Die Hauttransplantationen waren so gut, dass nur ihre engsten Vertrauten wussten, dass sie sie hatte. Doch sobald sich bei Politikern, Machtmaklern und Prominenten herumgesprochen hatte, dass Dr. Brentworth hervorragende Arbeit leistete und die Privatsphäre hochhielt, boomte das Geschäft. Selbst nachdem sich die Größe des Care Centers verdreifacht hatte, war die Nachfrage so groß, dass Termine bereits Monate im Voraus vereinbart wurden. Schon bald vereinbarten einflussreiche Investoren Termine für ihre Arbeit, nur um Dr. Brentworth davon zu überzeugen, dass sie ihm helfen sollten, die Marke zu vergrößern.
QUALITÄTSKONTROLLE
Dr. Brentworth lehnte eine Expansion zunächst ab, weil er Bedenken hatte, die Qualität der Behandlung zu kontrollieren. Er war zu einem berüchtigten Mikromanager geworden, und obwohl er nicht alle Eingriffe durchführte, konnte er sie jederzeit überwachen und beraten. Nachdem er zahlreiche Investitionsangebote erhalten hatte, erkannte Dr. Brentworth das Potenzial und beschloss, es selbst zu tun. Er begann klein und eröffnete weitere Brentworth Care Centers auf der Erde. Dies ermöglichte es ihm, jeden Standort persönlich auszusuchen, die Planung zu überwachen, Mitarbeiter persönlich zu interviewen und einzustellen und nach der Eröffnung nur einen Anruf entfernt zu sein. Diese neuen Standorte waren schnell Monate im Voraus ausgebucht und es wurde beschlossen, auf weitere Standorte im Sol-System zu expandieren.
Um die Expansion zu beschleunigen, arbeitete Dr. Brentworth mit Beratern zusammen, um anspruchsvolle Standards für seine Pflegezentren festzulegen. Kein Detail war zu klein. Von der Auswahl der richtigen Pflanzen für die Lobby bis hin zur Farbtemperatur der Beleuchtung in den Aufwachräumen sollten alle zukünftigen Brentworth Care Centers nach diesen hohen Standards gebaut werden. Dr. Brentworth legte ähnlich strenge Kriterien für die medizinischen Verfahren fest, insbesondere bestimmte biometrische Eckwerte, die die Patienten vor einem Eingriff und vor der Entlassung erreichen mussten. Außerdem wurden die Gewinne des Zentrums in die Erforschung der neuesten medizinischen Fortschritte und die Schulung seiner Mitarbeiter in deren Anwendung investiert. Dr. Brentworth gab Milliarden aus, um alle medizinischen Scanner zweimal im selben Jahr aufzurüsten, nachdem ein neueres, etwas genaueres Modell auf den Markt gekommen war. Er behauptete, dass nichts die Patienten mehr entspannte und ihnen bei der Heilung half, als zu wissen, dass sie die beste Behandlung erhielten.
Es dauerte nicht lange, bis es im ganzen Imperium Brentworth Care Centers gab. In den frühen 2900er Jahren versuchten viele andere Praxen, die Luxusmedizin des Pflegezentrums zu kopieren, aber keine konnte es je mit Brentworths Prestige und Popularität aufnehmen. Im Jahr 2917 setzte sich Dr. Jaleel Brentworth zur Ruhe und starb kurz darauf im relativ jungen Alter von 87 Jahren. Sein Partner enthüllte posthum, dass Jaleel an einer chronischen Nierenerkrankung litt und sich gegen künstlichen Nierenersatz entschieden hatte. Er scherzte, dass die einzige Person, der er die Prozedur jemals anvertrauen würde, er selbst sei. Auch wenn der Mann im Laufe der Jahre langsam aus dem öffentlichen Bewusstsein verschwunden ist, werden die Brentworth Care Centers auch in Zukunft seinen Namen tragen und für die hohe Qualität der Pflege und die akribische Liebe zum Detail stehen, die sie zu einer der besten medizinischen Einrichtungen überhaupt machen.
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This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 9.7.
Famous for their high quality of care, Brentworth Care Centers frequently rank among the top healthcare providers in the UEE for both patient health, customer happiness, and cost. Many swear by their services, which include standard medical care, cosmetic surgery, and cybernetic replacements, yet some insurance companies have complained of the care center’s inflated prices and accused them of artificially raising the cost of service. Some insurers have even recently threatened to refuse claims for the expensive hospital. However, it seems unlikely that there will be a change anytime soon as those steep prices align with Dr. Jaleel Brentworth’s vision for the care centers that carry his name. In an interview with the Terra Gazette, Dr. Brentworth defended the premium cost by saying, “My philosophy is that treating the primary medical issue is only part of the process. Rehabilitation is a full-body experience, so I built my Care Centers around exactly that, providing the mind and body the comfort and care it needs to heal itself. And that additional care comes at a cost.”
QUALITY OF CARE
Jaleel Brentworth was born on Earth in 2829. He led a happy and privileged childhood until his older brother, Sajit, was diagnosed with a rare liver disease. Jaleel watched Sajit suffer through several experimental treatments before receiving an artificial liver. The implant restored Sajit to the energetic and intellectually curious older brother that Jaleel adored, but over time Sajit’s body slowly rejected the new liver. Doctors attempted to correct Sajit’s condition with several courses of suppression therapy and nerve reconstruction but it proved to be too much of a strain for Sajit who died a few weeks later in the hospital. The loss devastated Jaleel but inspired him to study medicine.
He attended the University of Earth at Australia (UEA) where he developed a keen interest in the nervous system. He became particularly fascinated with axons, nerve fibers that conduct electrical impulses, and wrote several research papers on ways to potentially improve how cybernetic implants and artificial organs connect and communicate with the body. This work drew the attention of UEA researcher, Dr. Ariel Roux, who was studying ways to reverse nerve degeneration, a leading cause of implant failure. The two joined forces and began conducting simulated trials of the new surgery methods Brentworth proposed in his papers.
Their initial experiments showed promise, so after receiving his doctorate, Brentworth decided against opening a medical practice. Instead, he joined the UEA as part of Dr. Roux’s research team as a surgical specialist. After years of experimental procedures, Dr. Brentworth became dismayed with their progress. In most cases, there was no measurable difference between the implant performance in their participants compared to current medical standards. The exception being several groups whose surgeries were done aboard a ship stationed in low gravity.
Professor Roux became convinced that low gravity somehow helped the nervous system form a stronger graft to the implants but Dr. Brentworth wasn’t convinced. He noted participants’ biometric data also showed lower heart rates and blood pressure that indicated they were more relaxed before and after the procedures. A difference he attributed to the participants relaxing in the luxury accommodations aboard the ship while traveling to and from the location. Remembering how stressed his brother had been during his extended time in the hospital, Dr. Brentworth wanted to perform the next set of surgeries in standard gravity conditions with the patients given resort-quality rooms to relax in pre- and post-op, but Professor Roux rebuffed the proposal to focus on more low-gravity experiments. A rift grew between the two and they amicably separated not long after.
Dr. Brentworth moved to New York City where his partner had landed a job advising a senator. In 2862, he received a substantial investment from his parents to open the first Brentworth Care Center. Built around the core tenet that the level of comfort and care received throughout the treatment was equally as important as the procedure itself, Dr. Brentworth brought in award-winning architect and design firm Lobi-Ross to make the treatment center equal to the finest resort. Business was slow to begin, until his partner, Darren, convinced a Senate security officer to get her malfunctioning cybernetic leg looked at by Dr. Brentworth. Other doctors had told her a new leg was the only fix but Dr. Brentworth was convinced a small procedure could strengthen the current graft. He was right and word quickly spread among the Senate security staffers that not only could Dr. Brentworth perform miracles but that a stay at his facilities was better than some hotels. This notoriety grew and eventually landed him his biggest patient Senator Linda Beckley, who suffered horrific burns on half her body following a freak ship accident. The skin grafts were so good that only those in her inner circle knew she had them. Still, once word spread to politicians, power brokers, and celebrities that Dr. Brentworth did outstanding work and prioritized privacy, business boomed. Even after the Care Center tripled in size, demand was so strong that appointments were scheduled months in advance. Soon powerful investors were scheduling appointments to get work done just for the opportunity to convince Dr. Brentworth to let them help him grow the brand.
QUALITY CONTROL
Dr. Brentworth initially rejected expansion due to concerns over controlling the quality of care. He’d become a notorious micromanager, and even though he didn’t perform all procedures, he could oversee and advise at a moment’s notice. After fielding numerous investment offers, Dr. Brentworth saw the potential and decided to do it himself. He started small by opening additional Brentworth Care Centers on Earth. This allowed him to personally pick each location, oversee their design, personally interview and hire staff, and once open, be but a comm call away. These new locations were quickly booked months in advance and a decision was made to expand to more locations in the Sol system.
To expedite the expansion, Dr. Brentworth worked with advisors to establish exacting standards for his Care Centers. No detail was too small. From ensuring the right plants were selected for the lobby to specifying the color temperature of lighting in recovery rooms, all future Brentworth Care Centers would be built to these high standards. Dr. Brentworth established similarly strict criteria regarding medical procedures, specifically calling out certain biometric benchmarks patients needed to reach prior to a procedure and before being released. Additionally, the center’s profits were reinvested into seeking out the latest medical advances and training his staff in how to use them. Notoriously, Dr. Brentworth spent billions upgrading all the medical scanners twice in the same year after a newer, slightly more accurate, model was released. He claimed that nothing relaxed patients more and helped them heal than knowing they were getting the best care.
Before long, there were Brentworth Care Centers in systems across the Empire. By the early 2900s, many other practices tried to replicate the care center’s brand of luxury medicine, but none would ever match Brentworth in prestige and popularity. In 2917, Dr. Jaleel Brentworth retired and died shortly thereafter at the relatively young age of 87. His partner revealed posthumously that Jaleel had suffered from chronic kidney disease and had decided against receiving artificial replacements, joking that the only person he’d ever trust the procedure with was himself. While the man may have slowly faded from public consciousness over the years, Brentworth Care Centers will continue to carry his name far into the future, and stand as a testament to the high quality of care and meticulous dedication to detail that makes them some of the best medical facilities around.
Famous for their high quality of care, Brentworth Care Centers frequently rank among the top healthcare providers in the UEE for both patient health, customer happiness, and cost. Many swear by their services, which include standard medical care, cosmetic surgery, and cybernetic replacements, yet some insurance companies have complained of the care center’s inflated prices and accused them of artificially raising the cost of service. Some insurers have even recently threatened to refuse claims for the expensive hospital. However, it seems unlikely that there will be a change anytime soon as those steep prices align with Dr. Jaleel Brentworth’s vision for the care centers that carry his name. In an interview with the Terra Gazette, Dr. Brentworth defended the premium cost by saying, “My philosophy is that treating the primary medical issue is only part of the process. Rehabilitation is a full-body experience, so I built my Care Centers around exactly that, providing the mind and body the comfort and care it needs to heal itself. And that additional care comes at a cost.”
QUALITY OF CARE
Jaleel Brentworth was born on Earth in 2829. He led a happy and privileged childhood until his older brother, Sajit, was diagnosed with a rare liver disease. Jaleel watched Sajit suffer through several experimental treatments before receiving an artificial liver. The implant restored Sajit to the energetic and intellectually curious older brother that Jaleel adored, but over time Sajit’s body slowly rejected the new liver. Doctors attempted to correct Sajit’s condition with several courses of suppression therapy and nerve reconstruction but it proved to be too much of a strain for Sajit who died a few weeks later in the hospital. The loss devastated Jaleel but inspired him to study medicine.
He attended the University of Earth at Australia (UEA) where he developed a keen interest in the nervous system. He became particularly fascinated with axons, nerve fibers that conduct electrical impulses, and wrote several research papers on ways to potentially improve how cybernetic implants and artificial organs connect and communicate with the body. This work drew the attention of UEA researcher, Dr. Ariel Roux, who was studying ways to reverse nerve degeneration, a leading cause of implant failure. The two joined forces and began conducting simulated trials of the new surgery methods Brentworth proposed in his papers.
Their initial experiments showed promise, so after receiving his doctorate, Brentworth decided against opening a medical practice. Instead, he joined the UEA as part of Dr. Roux’s research team as a surgical specialist. After years of experimental procedures, Dr. Brentworth became dismayed with their progress. In most cases, there was no measurable difference between the implant performance in their participants compared to current medical standards. The exception being several groups whose surgeries were done aboard a ship stationed in low gravity.
Professor Roux became convinced that low gravity somehow helped the nervous system form a stronger graft to the implants but Dr. Brentworth wasn’t convinced. He noted participants’ biometric data also showed lower heart rates and blood pressure that indicated they were more relaxed before and after the procedures. A difference he attributed to the participants relaxing in the luxury accommodations aboard the ship while traveling to and from the location. Remembering how stressed his brother had been during his extended time in the hospital, Dr. Brentworth wanted to perform the next set of surgeries in standard gravity conditions with the patients given resort-quality rooms to relax in pre- and post-op, but Professor Roux rebuffed the proposal to focus on more low-gravity experiments. A rift grew between the two and they amicably separated not long after.
Dr. Brentworth moved to New York City where his partner had landed a job advising a senator. In 2862, he received a substantial investment from his parents to open the first Brentworth Care Center. Built around the core tenet that the level of comfort and care received throughout the treatment was equally as important as the procedure itself, Dr. Brentworth brought in award-winning architect and design firm Lobi-Ross to make the treatment center equal to the finest resort. Business was slow to begin, until his partner, Darren, convinced a Senate security officer to get her malfunctioning cybernetic leg looked at by Dr. Brentworth. Other doctors had told her a new leg was the only fix but Dr. Brentworth was convinced a small procedure could strengthen the current graft. He was right and word quickly spread among the Senate security staffers that not only could Dr. Brentworth perform miracles but that a stay at his facilities was better than some hotels. This notoriety grew and eventually landed him his biggest patient Senator Linda Beckley, who suffered horrific burns on half her body following a freak ship accident. The skin grafts were so good that only those in her inner circle knew she had them. Still, once word spread to politicians, power brokers, and celebrities that Dr. Brentworth did outstanding work and prioritized privacy, business boomed. Even after the Care Center tripled in size, demand was so strong that appointments were scheduled months in advance. Soon powerful investors were scheduling appointments to get work done just for the opportunity to convince Dr. Brentworth to let them help him grow the brand.
QUALITY CONTROL
Dr. Brentworth initially rejected expansion due to concerns over controlling the quality of care. He’d become a notorious micromanager, and even though he didn’t perform all procedures, he could oversee and advise at a moment’s notice. After fielding numerous investment offers, Dr. Brentworth saw the potential and decided to do it himself. He started small by opening additional Brentworth Care Centers on Earth. This allowed him to personally pick each location, oversee their design, personally interview and hire staff, and once open, be but a comm call away. These new locations were quickly booked months in advance and a decision was made to expand to more locations in the Sol system.
To expedite the expansion, Dr. Brentworth worked with advisors to establish exacting standards for his Care Centers. No detail was too small. From ensuring the right plants were selected for the lobby to specifying the color temperature of lighting in recovery rooms, all future Brentworth Care Centers would be built to these high standards. Dr. Brentworth established similarly strict criteria regarding medical procedures, specifically calling out certain biometric benchmarks patients needed to reach prior to a procedure and before being released. Additionally, the center’s profits were reinvested into seeking out the latest medical advances and training his staff in how to use them. Notoriously, Dr. Brentworth spent billions upgrading all the medical scanners twice in the same year after a newer, slightly more accurate, model was released. He claimed that nothing relaxed patients more and helped them heal than knowing they were getting the best care.
Before long, there were Brentworth Care Centers in systems across the Empire. By the early 2900s, many other practices tried to replicate the care center’s brand of luxury medicine, but none would ever match Brentworth in prestige and popularity. In 2917, Dr. Jaleel Brentworth retired and died shortly thereafter at the relatively young age of 87. His partner revealed posthumously that Jaleel had suffered from chronic kidney disease and had decided against receiving artificial replacements, joking that the only person he’d ever trust the procedure with was himself. While the man may have slowly faded from public consciousness over the years, Brentworth Care Centers will continue to carry his name far into the future, and stand as a testament to the high quality of care and meticulous dedication to detail that makes them some of the best medical facilities around.
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