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Author: Sydney Lewis
ISBN : 0425154521
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From Publishers Weekly
These brief, first-person narratives by physicians and other, often international, staff members of Chicago's venerable, 87-year-old Cook County Hospital are recorded and introduced by freelance writer Lewis, a former assistant to Studs Terkel. Eloquently, she demonstrates how needs overwhelm capacity in America's large public hospitals, which "have become, in effect, a national health care system." In emergency, interns and residents practice "battlefield medicine," caring for the mostly minority victims of violence, accidents and social deprivation, with patients serving as "teaching materials." Most of the medical-service employees and patients depicted, from the head of the Pediatrics Trauma Center to a female security guard, share the same dedication to County and yearn for health care reform. A gripping report from the trenches, this is the author's debut book.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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From Library Journal
For this oral history, Lewis, a longtime assistant to Studs Terkel, has collected interviews of 62 doctors, administrators, former patients, and staff members at all levels of Chicago's only public hospital. An 80-year-old "medical museum" with a reputation for innovative programming, Cook County Hospital has over 6000 employees and a clientele drawn from Chicago's poorest and most disadvantaged neighborhoods. Stories of egregious political corruption and neglect, particularly in the 1950s and 1960s, and heartrending contemporary tragedies of urban violence and child abuse are balanced with other anecdotes of devotion and heroism. Despite its almost battlefield conditions, "County" clearly attracts the loyalty of remarkable people who are energized by the opportunity to make a difference in one of the country's most challenging medical environments. This book both honors these individuals and critiques the healthcare and political environments in which they practice. An excellent acquisition for most libraries.
Kathy Arsenault, Univ. of South Florida, St. PetersburgCopyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- Mass Market Paperback: 349 pages
- Publisher: Berkley Trade (October 1, 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0425154521
- ISBN-13: 978-0425154526
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
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