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Hospital : man, woman, birth, death, infinity, plus red tape, bad behavior, money, God, and diversity on steroids / Julie Salamon.

by Salamon, Julie.

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New York : Penguin Press, 2008.

Maimonides Medical Center -- History.

Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2007045629-b.html

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2007045629-d.html

xv, 363 p. ; 25 cm.

Occam lied -- Pooh-bah -- Insults and injuries -- Safety nets -- The fixer -- Ability, affability, availability -- We speak your language -- No margin, no mission -- The code of mutual respect -- A good death -- The big brass ring -- Medical advances and retreats.

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.

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