Hospital: Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity, Plus Red Tape, Bad Behavior, Money, God and Diversity on Steroids | 
 enlarge | Author: Julie Salamon
Creator: Karen White
Publisher: Tantor Media
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 306717
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Edition: Unabridged
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Dimensions (in): 6.3 x 5.5 x 1.2
ISBN: 1400107245
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.110974723
EAN: 9781400107247
ASIN: 1400107245
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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Product Description
Most people agree that there are complicated issues at play in the delivery of health care today, but those issues may not always be what we think they are. Bestselling author Julie Salamon enlightens us with a thorough, year-long study of a Brooklyn medical center.
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A fabulous book June 8, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a fabulous book. It is easy to forget that it is not fiction; the characters and the situation and setting are fascinating and their depth and complexities so well portrayed. The story itself is at once inspiring, depressing, hopeful and overwhelming. Maimonides Hospital is unique, but really this book is about every medical practice. Over and over again I felt an odd sense that this was about my practice in a small Maine town... a practice that is homogenous in every way that is easily described in demographics, but as diverse as every face and family and experience. Ms. Salamon gets it exactly right: that health care is emotional and spiritual and about human dynamics, both beautiful and ugly. Her writing of the Maimonides story so perfectly shows how nothing is simple in health care and yet it really is all very simple. Because this book truly is about humankind and our survival together, it is certainly a great read for anyone, not just readers in the medical field. (But a must read for everyone in the medical field!) (Jennifer Oddleifson)
How Hospitals Really Work June 8, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Most of us see hospitals only from a patient's bedside or though overheated TV medi-dramas. But if you want to know how these complex health care machines really work, pick up Julie Salamon's Hospital. It is a sometimes uplifiting, sometimes frightening, look at how a combustible mixture of skill, ego, money, and compassion somehow turns into good medical care.
Salamon, who spent a year roaming both the corporate offices and the patient floors of Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn, nails it. In some ways, this place could only happen in New York, but in others, it is just like every other hospital in America. Salamon, a keen observer and writer, tells the story of Maimonides through the eyes of an unforgettable cast of characters. If you want to know what our crazy health care system means for those in the trenches, including the patients, read Hospital.
How to be a better doctor June 1, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
"Hospital" is an extraordinary accomplishment. Salamon's year at Maimonides Hospital illuminates Brooklyn, and clarifies everything. Readers will enjoy a privileged journey which inspires hope while never shrinking from the death which modern medicine cannot, and should not, defeat.
Speaking personally, every doctor will be a better doctor after they read this book.
Robert L. Cohen, MD
New York, NY
Smarter than "ER," more entertaining than "Scrubs," and more drama than "Grey's Anatomy" May 30, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Usually when I hear someone mention health care, my eyes tend to glaze over. It's an issue that affects us all, but it's not always an interesting one. This book changed my mind about that. It offers a glimpse into the human side of health care by portraying an array of doctors, nurses, patients, administrators, and community leaders. Salamon thoroughly explains the interactions and conflicting interests of each group. She shines light on the things that are broken about health care in America and also reveals what is succeeding. Not only do I feel that I learned a great deal from reading this book, but I also found it quite entertaining. The rivalries, culture clashes, and money woes made for a satisfying read.
If you've ever been to a hospital, it would be worth your time to read Hospital.
I've read all... May 30, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
...Julie Salamon's nonfiction writing, beginning with The Devil's Candy - still the best book about movie making I've ever read, and including her memoir about her parents' Holocaust experiences and emigration to the US, The Net of Dreams.
Salamon's writing is first-rate. The first three reviewers of this book - who also gave her five stars - actually describe the book better than I can.
Salamon is a truly "easy" writer. Reading her non-fiction is a true pleasure.
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