Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (687 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00EF870X8 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 115 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Five Days at Memorial, the culmination of six years of reporting, unspools the mystery of what happened in those days, bringing the listener into a hospital fighting for its life and into a conversation about the most terrifying form of health care rationing. A remarkable book, engrossing from start to finish, Five Days at Memorial radically transforms your understanding of human nature in crisis.. Months later, several health professionals faced criminal allegations that they deliberately injected numerous patients with drugs to hasten their deaths
a superb thought provoking look at the potential for disaster in all our hospitals. I had not followed Dr Pou's case when it was occurring, but I was aware that there was a female MD being investigated for practicing euthanasia during Katrina. When this was published, I wanted to learn the story. I have read two other books about medical care during Katrina- the first was CodeBlue, the second a collection of nurse's stories about working during the storm and its aftermath. Both were interesting, but not challenging in the way Five Days at Memorial has been. First, let me say that Ms Fink writes very well. Her excellent prose made th. read at your own risk there are going to be two types of people that read this book. the medically educated and the non medically educated. i am medically educated, and my perceptions and views on this situation will be very different and controversial compared to others. the medical personnel described in the book will always be judged by what did or did not happen. and many people whe were not there will always believe what they want to believe.i very much believe that in america, people are allowed to "live" much longer than is necessary. the simple existence of a hear. "A real eye opener in so many ways" according to Lyn. Fascinating book that looks at the situation from all angles and is proof positive that communication is essential in a disaster. There were many lessons in this story which was well written. One thing that became abundantly clear is that people who get to the top levels of any organization do not always get there because they are the most qualified person. The one talent that they all seem to possess is the ability to point their finger at someone else and blame them for any mistakes that were made. They also have very short memories for certain eve