Bibliograph

Twelve patients, life and death at Bellevue Hospital, Eric Manheimer

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Twelve patients, life and death at Bellevue Hospital, Eric Manheimer

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Twelve patients

Oclc number

756584251

Responsibility statement

Eric Manheimer

Sub title

life and death at Bellevue Hospital

Summary

A former medical director of Bellevue Hospital in New York offers stories from the case histories of twelve patients, ranging from a homeless man to a prominent Wall Street financier, to humanize current social issuesUsing the plights of twelve very different patients--from dignitaries at the nearby UN, to supermax prisoners at Riker's Island, to illegal immigrants, and Wall Street tycoons--Dr. Eric Manheimer "offers far more than remarkable medical dramas: he blends each patient's personal experiences with their social implications" (Publishers Weekly). Manheimer was not only the medical director of the country's oldest public hospital for over 13 years, but he was 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

Table Of 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

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Life and death at Bellevue Hospital12 patients

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