County: Life, Death and Politics at Chicago's Public Hospital
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (696 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0897336208 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Ansell Unfairly Depicts County Nurses When I read Dr. David Ansell's book ,County, Life ,Death and Politics at Chicago's Public Hospital, I wondered ifthe county hospital he studied and worked at for 17 years was the same place I studied and worked at for Ansell Unfairly Depicts County Nurses Anne Klosinski When I read Dr. David Ansell's book ,County, Life ,Death and Politics at Chicago's Public Hospital, I wondered ifthe county hospital he studied and worked at for 17 years was the same place I studied and worked at for 40 years.He accurately describes a facility that was decrepit ,poorly equipped, with no air conditioning in sweltering wards,overcrowded with the county's poorest and sickest; I never saw the rats and roaches.He repeatedly discredits themedical and nursing staff , the heart and . 0 years.He accurately describes a facility that was decrepit ,poorly equipped, with no air conditioning in sweltering wards,overcrowded with the county's poorest and sickest; I never saw the rats and roaches.He repeatedly discredits themedical and nursing staff , the heart and . Gripping, absorbing, vivid memoir and a challenge to us all Amazon Customer READ David Ansell's new book, "County"! It is a memoir of his many years at Cook County, full of portraits of patients, staff, and politicians. For Chicagoans, it has a special resonance, as every page is fully of names we know and events we remember. The photo section is priceless and vivid. It is a gripping story - I couldn't put it down - it is very thoughtful, timely, insightful, moving. It asks the great questions about a society's responsibility to its members for decent, competent heal. A Must Read Pam Strauss, I was fortunate to be able to read a galley copy of County which I have since been enthusiastically recommending to everyone I know. The book is immediately engaging, a true page turner; more than once I was so thoroughly engrossed that I nearly missed my train stop. It is both the inspiring story of an individual physician's professional journey as well as the sad story of the broken health care system in the city of Chicago and the United States. Every chapter provides evidence of Dr. Ansel
don't miss out on County:Life, Death and Poilitics at Chicago's Public Hospital Esther Cepeda. The Chicago Sun Times, December 26, 2011 "Must Read Book of 2012: Public Hospital's Sad Tale"Make it the last book you read in 2011 or your first of 2012 but whatever you do
Julia Keller, Cultural Critic"With the nation's focus on a national health-care policy providing quality medical services to citizens regardless of race, ethnicity and income level, Ansell's expose will shock and motivate readers to take a stand on the issue-" Publisher's Weekly"when it comes to the stories of his patients, many of whom he cared for over decades, from clinic to hospital to funeral, Dr. Chicago Tribune, July 20, 2011 " "County" is a landmark book, brave and angry and indispensable" . Ansell soars-" New York Times"His gift for describing the connections between social forces and medical care, coupled with the vivid patient stories interspersed with trenchant critiques of the politics of health care, make this work stand out-" Library JournalThe Wall Street Journal, December 20, 2011Laura Landro, Healing Reads (one of) " The Year's Five Best Books""County is a landmark book, brave, angry and indispensable