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The people's hospital : hope and peril in American medicine / Ricardo Nuila.

Summary:
"Where does one go without health insurance, when turned away by hospitals, clinics, and doctors? In The People's Hospital, physician Ricardo Nuila's stunning debut, we follow the lives of five uninsured Houstonians as their struggle for survival leads them to a hospital where insurance comes second to genuine care. Each patient eventually lands at Ben Taub, the county hospital where Dr. Nuila has worked for over a decade. Nuila delves with empathy into the experiences of his patients, braiding their dramas into a singular narrative that contradicts the established idea that the only way to receive good healthcare is with good insurance. As readers follow the movingly rendered twists and turns in each patient's story, it's impossible to deny that our system is broken--and that Ben Taub's innovative model, which emphasizes people over payments, could help light the path forward."-- Publisher marketing.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781501198045
  • ISBN: 1501198041
  • Physical Description: x, 370 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2023.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Histories -- Life without insurance. The dead parts ; Doctors ; Coverage ; Hospitals ; Wards -- Symptoms and solutions. Assumptions ; Beliefs ; Misperceptions ; Miscalculations ; Algorithmania -- Costs. Excess ; Public + private ; Disaster syndrome ; Tiers -- Faith. Addendum.
Subject: Ben Taub General Hospital.
Public hospitals > Texas > Houston.
Medically uninsured persons > Medical care > Texas > Houston.
Medical care > Texas > Houston.
Hospital care > Texas > Houston.
Public health > Texas > Houston.

Available copies

  • 11 of 17 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 2 current holds with 17 total copies.
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Abington Community Library 362.1109 NUILA (Text) 50687011820779 Adult Nonfiction Checked Out 04/05/2024
Albright Memorial Library 362.1109 NUILA (Text) 50686016293008 Adult Nonfiction Checked Out 04/10/2024
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library 362.11 NUI (Text) 37268003145125 AHMFL Adult Non-Fiction Checked Out 03/26/2024
Altoona Area Public Library 362.11 NUI (Text) 33240005162840 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Boone Area Library 362.1109 NUI (Text) 33249024522876 Non-fiction Available -
Frackville Free Public Library 362.1109NU (Text) 30459000387839 Adult Non-fiction Available -
Green Free Library (Wellsboro) 362 NUI (Text)
Memorial: Anne K. Butler memorial from William J. Kearns Jr.
Memorial: Anne K. Butler memorial from William J. Kearns Jr.
Bookplate: Anne K. Butler memorial from William J. Kearns Jr..
Bookplate: Anne K. Butler memorial from William J. Kearns Jr.
91085190 GFWM Main Room Checked Out 04/09/2024
Highland Community Library 362.1109 NUI (Text) 35610001012561 HGHM Non-Fiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library 362.1109 Nuila Health (Text) 39427103732509 Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction Available -
Mason-Dixon Public Library Adults 362.11 NUI Nonfiction (Text) 34262000904348 Main Room On Holds Shelf -


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