across the country are responding with bariatric specialized care -- from floor-mounted toilets to specialized prenatal clinics for obese women. "We really think this helps provide dignity to a patient," said Douglas Moore, public relations manager for American Medical Response, a private ambulance service that operates in 43 states and is the developer of the "bariatric" ambulance used in Topeka's Shawnee County. The company's first bariatric ambulance debuted in 2002, and they have spread across the country ever since. "A lot of our profession is lifting patients from the cot into the bed," he said. Moore said clients across the country, including fire departments, occasionally have had to call for backup to lift severely obese...