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Hospital: Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity, Plus Red Tape, Bad Behavior, Money, God and Diversity on Steroids Tapa dura - 2008

de Julie Salamon

A bestselling author and award winning journalist follows a year in thelife of a big urban hospital, painting a revealing portrait of how medicalcare is delivered in America today

Most people agree that there are complicated issuesat play in the delivery of health care today, but those issues maynot always be what we think they are. In 2005, MaimonidesHospital in Brooklyn, New York, unveiled a new state-of-theart,multimillion-dollar cancer center. Determined to understandthe whole spectrum of factors that determine what kindof medical care people receive in this country, bestselling authorJulie Salamon spent one year tracking the progress of the centerand getting to know the characters who make the hospital run.Located in a community where sixty-seven different languagesare spoken, Maimonides is a case study for the particular kindsof concerns that arise in institutions that serve an increasinglymulticultural American demographic. Granted an astonishing'warts and all' level of access by the hospital higher-ups,Salamon followed the doctors, patients, administrators, nurses,ambulance drivers, cooks, and cleaning staff. She explored notjust the action on the ground what happens between doctorsand patients but also the financial, ethical, technological,sociological, and cultural matters that the hospital communityencounters every day.

Drawing on her skills as interviewer, observer, andsocial critic, Salamon presents the story of modern medicine,uniquely viewed from the vantage point of those who make itrun. She draws out the internal and external political machinationsthat exist between doctors and staff as well as betweenhospital and community. And she grounds the science andemotion of medical drama in the financial realities of operatinga huge, private institution that must contend with issues likeadapting to the specific needs of immigrant groups that makeup a large and growing portion of our society.

Salamon exposes struggles of both the profound andhumdrum variety. There are bitter internal feuds, warm personalconnections, comedy, egoism, greed, love, and loss. There arerabbinic edicts to contend with as well as imams and herbalistsand local politicians. There are system foul-ups that keep bloodtest results from being delivered on time, careless record keepers,shortages of everything except forms to fill, recalcitrant andgreedy insurance reimbursement systems, and the surprisingdifficulty of getting doctors to wash their hands.

This is the dynamic universe of small and largeconcerns and personalities that, taken together, determinethe nature of our care and assume the utmost importance. AsMartin Payson chairman of the board at Maimonides andex-Time-Warner vice chairman puts it: 'Hospitals have a lotin common with the movie business. You've got your talent,entrepreneurs, ambition, ego stroking, the business versus thecreative part. The big difference is that in the hospital you don'tget second takes. Movies are make-believe. This is real life.'


Resumen

A fact of life is that one day, you or a loved one will be a patient in a hospital. When you walk through that door, you will enter a world where bureaucracy, miscommunication, budgets, politics, personalities, and religion can influence the medical attention you receive as much as seeing a doctor. The story of how hospitals actually run has never been told—until now—from the vantage point of the people who work inside. Bestselling author and award-winning journalist Julie Salamon follows a year in the life New York’s Maimonides Medical Center, painting a revealing portrait of how big medicine operates today in Hospital: Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity, Plus Red Tape, Bad Behavior, Money, God and Diversity on Steroids. Noted for casting surprising new light on subjects we think we know, Salamon (author of The Devil’s Candy, Facing the Wind, and Rambam’s Ladder) was granted an astonishing “warts and all” level of access by the hospital. She followed doctors, patients, administrators, nurses, ambulance drivers, cooks and cleaning staff. The resulting narrative is not unlike a novel, with a richly detailed cast of characters: There are bitter internal feuds, warm personal connections, comedy, egoism, greed, love and loss. There are rabbinic edicts to contend with, as well as imams and herbalists and local politicians. There are systems foul-ups that keep blood test results from being delivered on time, compulsive bosses, careless record-keepers, shortages of everything except forms to fill, recalcitrant and greedy insurance reimbursement systems, and the unsettling difficulty of getting doctors to wash their hands. Located in a community where 67 different languages are spoken, Maimonides is a case study for the particular kinds of concerns that arise in institutions that serve an increasingly multicultural American demographic. How do the essential requirements of medicine—tending the sick—play out against the competing pressures of money, technology, multiculturalism, politics (internal and external) and religious differences? Layer by layer, Hospital unfolds the many variables at play in an institution that deals with people at their most vulnerable; an institution made up of hundreds of individuals, each of whom makes a difference, for better and sometimes for worse, and most of whom are unaware of what makes the entire place tick. This is the dynamic universe of small and large concerns and personalities that, taken together, determine the nature of our care and assume the utmost importance.

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A bestselling author and award winning journalist follows a year in the life of a big urban hospital, painting a revealing portrait of how medical care is delivered in America today
Most people agree that there are complicated issues at play in the delivery of health care today, but those issues may not always be what we think they are. In 2005, Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, unveiled a new state-of-theart, multimillion-dollar cancer center. Determined to understand the whole spectrum of factors that determine what kind of medical care people receive in this country, bestselling author Julie Salamon spent one year tracking the progress of the center and getting to know the characters who make the hospital run. Located in a community where sixty-seven different languages are spoken, Maimonides is a case study for the particular kinds of concerns that arise in institutions that serve an increasingly multicultural American demographic. Granted an astonishing ?warts and all? level of access by the hospital higher-ups, Salamon followed the doctors, patients, administrators, nurses, ambulance drivers, cooks, and cleaning staff. She explored not just the action on the ground?what happens between doctors and patients?but also the financial, ethical, technological, sociological, and cultural matters that the hospital community encounters every day. Drawing on her skills as interviewer, observer, and social critic, Salamon presents the story of modern medicine, uniquely viewed from the vantage point of those who make it run. She draws out the internal and external political machinations that exist between doctors and staff as well as between hospital and community. And she grounds the science and emotion of medical drama in the financial realities of operating a huge, private institution that must contend with issues like adapting to the specific needs of immigrant groups that make up a large and growing portion of our society.
Salamon exposes struggles of both the profound and humdrum variety. There are bitter internal feuds, warm personal connections, comedy, egoism, greed, love, and loss. There are rabbinic edicts to contend with as well as imams and herbalists and local politicians. There are system foul-ups that keep blood test results from being delivered on time, careless record keepers, shortages of everything except forms to fill, recalcitrant and greedy insurance reimbursement systems, and the surprising difficulty of getting doctors to wash their hands. This is the dynamic universe of small and large concerns and personalities that, taken together, determine the nature of our care and assume the utmost importance. As Martin Payson?chairman of the board at Maimonides and ex-Time-Warner vice chairman?puts it: ?Hospitals have a lot in common with the movie business. You?ve got your talent, entrepreneurs, ambition, ego stroking, the business versus the creative part. The big difference is that in the hospital you don?t get second takes. Movies are make-believe. This is real life.?

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  • Título Hospital: Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity, Plus Red Tape, Bad Behavior, Money, God and Diversity on Steroids
  • Autor Julie Salamon
  • Encuadernación Tapa dura
  • Edición 1st
  • Páginas 363
  • Volúmenes 1
  • Idioma ENG
  • Editorial Penguin Press, New York
  • Fecha de publicación 2008-05-15
  • ISBN 9781594201714 / 1594201714
  • Peso 1.39 libras (0.63 kg)
  • Dimensiones 9.48 x 6.27 x 1.22 pulgadas (24.08 x 15.93 x 3.10 cm)
  • Época de 18 a UP años
  • Cursos 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Hospitals - New York (State) - New York -, Maimonides Medical Center - History
  • Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2007045629
  • Dewey Decimal Code 362.110

Reseñas en medios

'[A] remarkable portrait Salamon succeeds in providing a completely unique, three-dimensional and compellingly human perspective of the demanding work both frustrating and rewarding that is not always apparent to hospital patients and their families.'
Publishers Weekly (starred review)

'The fine grain of Ms Salamon's observations allows her to paint a compelling and damning portrait of a dysfunctional health-care system Its careful documentation of financial crises, feuds, personality clashes and, most of all, life-and-death drama it feeds the same appetite for pathos, intrigue, tragedy and redemptionas the current plethora of medical programs.'
Economist

'I've never had much interest in hospitals (or been able to sit through an episode of ER'), but as Salamon expertly sucked me into the saga of Maimonides, I realized this was about more than white coats, scalpels and beeping consoles. This place was 21st century America in a microcosm.'
Laura Miller, Salon (lead review)

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