Bibliograph

Hospital, man, woman, birth, death, infinity, plus red tape, bad behavior, money, God, and diversity on steroids, Julie Salamon

Type

Label

Hospital, man, woman, birth, death, infinity, plus red tape, bad behavior, money, God, and diversity on steroids, Julie Salamon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [343]-349) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hospital

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

180982649

Responsibility statement

Julie Salamon

Sub title

man, woman, birth, death, infinity, plus red tape, bad behavior, money, God, and diversity on steroids

Summary

Traces a year at Brooklyn's Maimonides Hospital and its new state-of-the-art cancer center, offering insight into the particular challenges being posed by the region's increasingly multicultural populace while exploring how the hospital addresses key issues related to financial, technological, and ethical matters. A bestselling author and award-winning journalist follows a year in the life of a big urban hospital, painting a revealing portrait of how medical care is delivered in America today

Table Of Contents

Occam lied -- Pooh-bah -- Infection control -- Safety nets -- The fixer -- Ability, affability, availability -- We speak your language -- No margin no mission -- The code of mutual respect -- A good death -- The big brass ring -- Medical advances and retreats

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