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Mar 9, 2021 · 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 ...
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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 ...
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Published: March 9, 2021. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press. Non-Fiction. As someone who grew up dependent on a rural, small town Iowa hospital, I was excited for the opportunity to read this book. The hospital was less than 15 minutes from where we lived. It was the hospital I was born in, went to for doctor appointments, and my parents were ...
Jul 23, 2021 · I recently finished reading the book titled The Hospital: Life, Death and Dollars in a Small American Town by Brian Alexander. The premise of the book is very interesting. It takes a detailed look at a hospital in rural America, Bryan, Ohio to be specific. The book touches on the challenges a small-town hospital from a financial and clinical ...
Book Summary. "Manheimer offers a window onto a unique hospital and the wisdom of a healer who tends with equal skill to patients and the world." - Publishers Weekly. In the spirit of Oliver Sacks Awakenings and the TV series House, Dr. Eric Manheimer's Twelve Patients is a memoir from the Medical Director of Bellevue Hospital that uses the ...
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May 14, 2021 · While the plethora of side stories tends to complicate the main message of the book, overall it is a compelling snapshot of small-town America and how business is intertwined with health care. While there is a happy ending in some ways — the hospital remains open and independent — Alexander’s account raises a lot of unsettling questions ...
