Five days at Memorial : life and death in a storm-ravaged hospital
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New York : Crown Publishers, [2013].
Edition
First edition.
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xviii, 558 pages : map ; 25 cm
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Medford Library Branch
362.1109 FIN
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RA975 .D57 F56 2013
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362.1109 FIN
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Published
New York : Crown Publishers, [2013].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 8.8, 30 Points

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Here the author, a physician and reporter provides a landmark investigation of patient deaths at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, and a suspenseful portrayal of the quest for truth and justice. She reconstructs 5 days at Memorial Medical Center and draws the reader into the lives of those who struggled mightily to survive and to maintain life amid chaos. After Katrina struck and the floodwaters rose, the power failed, and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers chose to designate certain patients last for rescue. Months later, several health professionals faced criminal allegations that they deliberately injected numerous patients with drugs to hasten their deaths. She unspools the mystery of what happened in those days, of a hospital fighting for its life and into a conversation about the most terrifying form of health care rationing. In this book, she exposes the hidden dilemmas of end-of-life care and reveals just how ill-prepared we are in America for the impact of large-scale disasters, and how we can do better.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Fink, S. (2013). Five days at Memorial: life and death in a storm-ravaged hospital (First edition.). Crown Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fink, Sheri. 2013. Five Days At Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-ravaged Hospital. Crown Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Fink, Sheri. Five Days At Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-ravaged Hospital Crown Publishers, 2013.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Fink, Sheri. Five Days At Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-ravaged Hospital First edition., Crown Publishers, 2013.

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