And more than mediocrity, this seems to be a deliberate withholding of the best care that could right now be given to cryonics patients. See the article by Aschwin de Wolf:
http://www.depressedmetabolism.com/2008/05/06/liquid-ventilation-in-cryonics/
In this article he emphasizes the importance of rapid cooling immediately after pronouncement of death, and that there is no better mechanism for delivering it than liquid ventilation. He points out an Alcor case where it was used, 6 years ago, with nothing apparently since then, even though Alcor had prototype equipment then that was capable of doing the job. He points out that Suspended Animation has equipment capable of doing the job. Yet apparently neither organization is willing to deliver this service to its patients at this time??!!
Is the problem that they are waiting for the perfect systems to be developed? Or is it merely that neither organization wants to put capably trained personnel on their standby teams, qualified to use the available equipment?
I've held field vitrification up as a goal for cryonics companies, but liquid ventilation is certainly a step along the way that must be taken, towards getting patients the best and fastest service, in the hope of saving lives as is supposedly the goal and rationale of all cryonics organizations.
FD