The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town

Description: The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town Description Product Description 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." ―Fortune"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 DopesickBy 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. Review One 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 this eye-opening investigative study, [Alexander] offers vivid portraits of a dozen individuals ... Deeply insightful.”―Kirkus (Starred)" 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 shattered pieces to realize how broken. That is the sad lesson at the core of Alexander’s The Hospital."―Rolling Stone"Show[s] the cruel gulfs in American health care."―Associated Press"Hillbilly Elegy with a bad cough... Political, scary, and empathetic."―Sidney Herald"Puts a human face on broader issues of social inequality. This exper Payment We currently accept payment through PayPal. Shipping We generally handle and process within 1-2 business days. Please make sure you enter the correct shipping address at the checkout. Returns If you might want to return your purchase, please request a return within 30 days after your order is placed. Your refund will be credited to your original form of payment. Contact Us If you have questions about your order or an item, please use the eBay's Message Center. About Us We are regarded to welcome you as an unwavering client. We will give you an astounding item with the best price. We are satisfied to offer greatly top notch items. You'll discover our items are ensured to go well past your desires! Thank you for shopping with us!

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