The hospital : life, death, and dollars in a small American town / Brian Alexander.
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- ISBN: 9781250237354
- ISBN: 1250237351
- Physical Description: 307 pages ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2021.
- Copyright: ℗♭2021.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue -- Autumn, 2018. A ready haven of refuge: the battle to control health ; Everybody is coming after this hospital: surviving the business ; Chasing the symptoms: searching for the roots of American sickness ; Powers beyond us: the contagion of the new capitalism ; Pray: the iniquity of inequality -- Winter/Spring, 2018-2019. What free market? The myth of free-market medicine ; The crap end of the stick: the hospital as hope ; Puppies are drowning: the thin safety net ; They don't have to see: the limits of the band-aid station -- Winter/Spring/Summer, 2019-2020. Epilogue: Then everything changed: Covid-19. |
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The Hospital : Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town
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The Hospital : Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Prologue | p. 1 | |
Part I | Autumn, 2018 | |
1 | A Ready Haven of Refuge: The Battle to Control Health | p. 15 |
2 | Everybody Is Coming After This Hospital: Surviving the Business | p. 34 |
3 | Chasing the Symptoms: Searching for the Roots of American Sickness | p. 62 |
4 | Powers Beyond Us: The Contagion of the New Capitalism | p. 87 |
5 | Pray: The Iniquity of Inequity | p. 113 |
Part II | Winter/Spring, 2018-2019 | |
6 | What Free Market? The Myth of Free-Market Medicine | p. 145 |
7 | The Crap End of the Stick: The Hospital as Hope | p. 175 |
8 | Puppies Are Drowning: The Thin Safety Net | p. 200 |
9 | They Don't Have to See: The Limits of the Band-Aid Station | p. 228 |
Part III | Winter/Spring/Summer, 2019-2020 | |
Epilogue: Then Everything Changed: Covid-19 | p. 261 | |
Acknowledgments | p. 281 | |
Notes | p. 283 | |
Index | p. 301 |