`Alexander nimbly and grippingly translates the byzantine world of American health care into a real-life narrative with people you come to care about.` -New York Times `Takes readers into the world of the American medical industry in a way no book has done before.` -Fortune By following the struggle for survival of one small-town hospital, and the patients who walk, or are carried, through its doors, The Hospital takes readers into the world of the American medical industry in a way no book has done before. Americans are dying sooner, and living in poorer health. Alexander argues that no plan will solve America`s health crisis until the deeper causes of that crisis are addressed. Bryan, Ohio`s hospital, is losing money, making it vulnerable to big health systems seeking domination and Phil Ennen, CEO, has been fighting to preserve its independence. Meanwhile, Bryan, a town of 8,500 people in Ohio`s northwest corner, is still trying to recover from the Great Recession. As local leaders struggle to address the town`s problems, and the hospital fights for its life amid a rapidly consolidating medical and hospital industry, a 39-year-old diabetic literally fights for his limbs, and a 55-year-old contractor lies dying in the emergency room. With these and other stories, Alexander strips away the wonkiness of policy to reveal Americans` struggle for health against a powerful system that`s stacked against them, but yet so fragile it blows apart when the pandemic hits. Culminating with COVID-19, this book offers a blueprint for how we created the crisis we`re in.
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`Alexander nimbly and grippingly translates the byzantine world of American health care into a real-life narrative with people you come to care about.` -New York Times `Takes readers into the world ...