The Hospital

Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town

The Hospital
Brian Alexander
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Paperback
h208 x 135mm - 320pg
8 Mar 2022 US
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9781250828682
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An intimate, heart wrenching portrait of one small hospital that reveals the magnitude of America' s health care crises. "With his signature gut-punching prose, Alexander breaks our hearts as he opens our eyes to America' s deep-rooted sickness and despair by immersing us in the lives of a small town hospital and the people it serves. " -Beth Macy, bestselling author of Dopesick By 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.
This wrenching account brilliantly diagnoses the flaws in America' s healthcare system. --Publisher' s Weekly (Starred) The Hospital is a heart-rending and unforgettable real-time journalistic deep dive. With the Affordable Care Act at the center of our national debate, I can' t think of a more timely book. The doctors, nurses and medical technicians in these pages are front-line heroes. Highly recommended! --Douglas Brinkley, Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of History at Rice University, author of The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf CoastA brilliantly imaginative and creative way of telling the story of today' s America and the roots of what ails it, through the travails of a small-town hospital. In The Hospital, Brian Alexander does again so well what he did in Glass House--telling the big story from the small place. --Sam Quinones, author of Dreamland: The True Tale of America' s Opiate Epidemic The Hospital is a stunning achievement--closely observed, deeply compassionate and beautifully written. What ' The Wire' did for the Baltimore drug trade, The Hospital does for the business of healthcare in a struggling Rust Belt community. . . It' s not just good--it' s important. --Carl Elliott, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics"Brian Alexander, a master storyteller, delivers an extraordinary tale about a community hospital fighting for its life in America' s heartland. He shows us why rural hospitals matter. " --Eric Eyre, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Death In Mud LickA 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, including the hospital' s CEO, Phil Ennen, and readers will receive an expert education in his duties. . . A deeply insightful. . . portrait of America' s diseased health care system. --Kirkus (starred)"In this clear-eyed biography of a community hospital, Brian Alexander offers a powerful indictment of the American health care system. The Hospital will break your heart. " --Andrea Pitzer, author of Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the WorldThe Hospital shows us the deep connections between health care, the economy, and people' s lives. Brian Alexander masterfully weaves national history and events into the story of a small local hospital and its community. This book is devastating, gripping, and beautiful. --Beatrix Hoffman, Professor of History, Northern Illinois University and author of Health Care for Some
BRIAN ALEXANDER, the author of Glass House and winner of the Ohioana Book Awards, is a contributing writer to The Atlantic. He' s written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Esquire, among others. He' s spoken at The Obama Foundation Summit, and in Washington to members of the Senate and House of Representatives. He lives in San Diego.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781250828682
Published: 8 Mar 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Saint Martin's Griffin (US)
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 208mm
Width: 135mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 320

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