ISBN: 9781250828682
Editorial: Griffin
Autor: Alexander, Brian
Año de edición: 2022
N° Paginas: 320
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: About the AuthorBrian Alexander has written about American culture for decades. A former contributing editor to Wired magazine, he has been recognized by Medill School of Journalism's John Bartlow Martin awards for public interest journalism, and by other organizations. He grew up in Lancaster, with a family history in the glass business. He lives in California. Brian is the author of Glass House.BEST OF THE 2022 RUSA Book & Media AWARDS | One of Biblioracle’s 8 favorite nonfiction books of 2021 in the Chicago Tribune |The New York Post's BEST BOOKS OF 2021 | USA Today's 5 BOOKS NOT TO MISS"Alexander nimbly and grippingly translates the byzantine world of American health care into a real-life narrative with people you come to care about." ―New York Times"Takes readers into the world of the American medical industry in a way no book has done before." ―FortuneBy following the struggle for survival of one small-town hospital, and the patients who walk, or are carried, through its doors, The Hospital takes readers into the world of the American medical industry in a way no book has done before. Americans are dying sooner, and living in poorer health. Alexander argues that no plan will solve America’s health crisis until the deeper causes of that crisis are addressed.Bryan, Ohio's hospital, is losing money, making it vulnerable to big health systems seeking domination and Phil Ennen, CEO, has been fighting to preserve its independence. Meanwhile, Bryan, a town of 8,500 people in Ohio’s northwest corner, is still trying to recover from the Great Recession. As local leaders struggle to address the town’s problems, and the hospital fights for its life amid a rapidly consolidating medical and hospital industry, a 39-year-old diabetic literally fights for his limbs, and a 55-year-old contractor lies dying in the emergency room. With these and other stories, Alexander strips away the wonkiness of policy to reveal Americans’ struggle for health against a powerful system that’s stacked against them, but yet so fragile it blows apart when the pandemic hits. Culminating with COVID-19, this book offers a blueprint for how we created the crisis we're in.ReviewOne of Biblioracle’s 8 FAVORITE NONFICTION BOOKS OF 2021 in the Chicago Tribune| The Washington Post's 10 BOOKS TO READ IN MARCH | Fortune's 11 BOOKS TO READ IN MARCH"A richly researched, highly contextualized, deeply compelling narrative."―Chicago Tribune"Brian Alexander spares no punches... an awesome book, hopefully in the running for a well-deserved award."―San Francisco Book Review“A superb account of a small-town hospital whose first priority is delivering high-quality medical care...In this eye-opening investigative study, [Alexander] offers vivid portraits of a dozen individuals ... Deeply insightful.”―Kirkus (Starred)"Gripping...A blueprint of how the American health crisis came to be."―The New York Post"Compelling."―Salon"Emotionally and politically astute... Alexander’s analysis is insightful and compelling; above all, it is empathetic."―SAGE"Alexander also brings to his writing a deep understanding of the larger economic, political, and social trends that are slowly crushing the lives of the people he met in Bryan, and of people like them all over this country. In his telling, Bryan becomes a microcosm of American sickness in all its dimensions."―Washington Monthly"An absorbing story of one small hospital in a state of rapid transition."―The Columbus Dispatch"Even in a year when the failures of the American healthcare system are painfully, catastrophically clear, Brian Alexander’s portrayal of a small-town hospital fighting for survival stands out."―LitHub"The Hospital shows how fragile our country’s health care was even before the pandemic, and how that fragility affects staff and administration as well as patients."―The Washington Post"America is broken, but sometimes it takes looking at the smallest shatte
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