| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
355 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
The one-strike law -- Tanisha -- Sunrise to sunset -- Beso de Angel -- The qualification -- A heart for Rabinal -- Four generations -- The singularity -- Trauma Detroit -- Index of suspicion -- The unloved woman -- Collateral damage. |
| Summary |
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 plights of twelve very different patients-from dignitaries at the nearby UN, to supermax prisoners from Riker's Island, to illegal immigrants, and Wall Street tycoons-to illustrate larger societal issues. Manheimer is not only the medical director of the country's oldest public hospital, but he is also a patient. As the book unfolds, the narrator is diagnosed with cancer, and he is forced to wrestle with the end of his own life even as he struggles to save the lives of others.-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Bellevue Hospital.
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Hospital patients -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
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Hospital care -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.
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| Added Title |
12 patients |
| ISBN |
9781455503889 hardback |
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1455503886 hardback |
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