The Surgeons
Life and Death in a Top Heart Center
Published on 17. October 2008
338 pages
978-0-393-07302-7 (ISBN)
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"Insightful and filled with verve...electrifying." —Wall Street Journal
Hailed as "an astute book of enormous importance" (Sherwin Nuland), The Surgeons follows the team at one of the world's premier cardiac surgery and transplant centers. Given unprecedented access, Charles R. Morris recounts in thrilling detail a late-night against-the-clock "harvest run" to secure a precious transplantable organ, the heartbreaking story of a child's failed transplant, and more. Along the way, Morris reflects on how doctors really think, rising health care costs, and the future of health care in America.
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Charles R. Morris (1939?2021), the author of The Surgeons, The Tycoons, and The Cost of Good Intentions, wrote for the New York Times and The Atlantic, among other publications.
Content
- Intro
- Praise
- ALSO BY CHARLES R. MORRIS
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Chapter 1 FIXING MR. GOLDFARB
- Chapter 2 A VERY SHORT HISTORY OF HEART SURGERY
- Chapter 3 ARTISANS AT WORK
- Chapter 4 THE MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE
- Chapter 5 ERIKAS STORY
- Chapter 6 SCHOOL FOR HEART SURGEONS
- Chapter 7 THE MEASUREMENT PROBLEM
- Chapter 8 THE FUTURE OF HEART SURGERY
- Chapter 9 MONEY
- Chapter 10 POLICY
- Appendix I HOW THE HEART WORKS
- Appendix II THE NEW YORK STATE CARDIAC HOSPITAL RATING SYSTEM
- NOTES
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
