Five days at Memorial : life and death in a storm-ravaged hospital
(Large Print)
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Published
Detroit : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2014.
ISBN
9781410466228, 1410466221
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Forest Park Public Library - Stacks | LP 362 FIN | On Shelf |
| Midlothian Public Library - Stacks | LP 362.1109 FIN | Checked out |
| Northlake Public Library District - Large Type | LT 362.11 Fink | On Shelf |
| Oak Lawn Public Library - Large Type | LARGE TYPE 362.11097633 FINK | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Case studies.
Disaster hospitals -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Case studies.
Disaster medicine -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Case studies.
Forensic pathology -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Case studies.
Health facilities -- Louisiana -- Administration -- Case studies.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
Large print books.
Large type books.
Memorial Medical Center (New Orleans, La.)
Disaster hospitals -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Case studies.
Disaster medicine -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Case studies.
Forensic pathology -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Case studies.
Health facilities -- Louisiana -- Administration -- Case studies.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
Large print books.
Large type books.
Memorial Medical Center (New Orleans, La.)
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Published
Detroit : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2014.
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
921 pages (large print) : maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781410466228, 1410466221
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 8.8, 30 Points
Level 8.8, 30 Points
Notes
Description
Physician and reporter Sheri Fink 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. Five Days at Memorial, the culmination of six years of reporting, unspools the mystery of what happened in those days, bringing the reader into a hospital fighting for its life and into a conversation about the most terrifying form of health care rationing. Fink 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.
Awards
National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, 2013.
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LARGE PRINT
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Fink, S. (2014). Five days at Memorial: life and death in a storm-ravaged hospital (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fink, Sheri. 2014. Five Days At Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-ravaged Hospital. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
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 Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Fink, Sheri. Five Days At Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-ravaged Hospital Large print edition., Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2014.
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