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Chargement... Final Diagnosis, The (original 1959; édition 1985)par Arthur Hailey
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. A thrilling read set in the world of 1950s American hospitals and their power relationships. The reader is invited to explore how they would cope with being married to a disabled person. ( ) This has all that one expects from an Arthur Hailey book - deep insights into the workings of an industry, this time a big hospital, as well as into the minds and hearts of the people involved. There is a bit of everything in this novel - suspense, drama, romance, comedy, tragedy - all put together in an engaging narrative that holds the attention of the reader. I had a good time reading it and, as usual with Hailey's works, came out with a little bit more knowledge about the healthcare industry. This book sucked me in. It is about a large hospital's inner workings and the many professionals it takes to run it. The challenges run from pathology procedures that can cause a patient to lose a limb or an infant's death to the frantic search for an asymptomatic typhoid carrier. The complex characters are wonderful—some strong and sure of themselves, others still searching for their place in the system. They all have their own goals and expectations, yet find a way to work together to treat patients and save lives. Heartbreaking at times, this story is full of choices, disappointments, and hope. It will keep you riveted to the last page. Written in 1959 The Final Diagnosis brings the reader into the world of hospital administration and pathology six decades ago. Asides from the absence of modern technology there are a few tell tale signs that the book is 60 years old and set in such a time; thing such as people smoking within the hospital in pathology, the morgue and cafeteria, the cardboard fecal sample cups, a new doctor landing at the airport in a Vickers Viscount, long distance phone calls needing to be done through the operator, people sending telegrams - that being said, asides for these handful of things and the rather obvious absence of modern technology if one stops to consider the atmosphere the book still is relevant and enthralling. The way Hailey ties together events building towards a ending where they all combine into one event makes for a compelling story and whilst some may say the senior staff member who's anti-social is a bit of a cliche I found the writing carried such a character well, especially as the story evolved. Definitely one to pick up if you enjoy Hailey novels / medical novels. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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The #1 New York Times-bestselling author's classic novel of life and death drama inside a major American hospital--"easy to read and hard to stop reading" (Kirkus Reviews). Change is in the air when a new board chairman sets out to modernize and expand Three Counties Hospital in Burlington, Pennsylvania--a once venerable institution whose standards have slipped. Dynamic Dr. Kent O'Donnell, a Harvard Medical School-trained surgeon, accepts the board's offer to lead and reform the rundown, disorganized hospital because he wants to make his mark on the world. As medical-board president, O'Donnell faces his greatest challenge in Dr. Joe Pearson, Three Counties' elderly head pathologist. Once an excellent diagnostician, Pearson is now out of touch with the latest research and procedures in laboratory medicine. But if the hospital lets the imperious doctor go, it risks losing an important benefactor's financial support. Arthur Hailey's fascinating, dramatic, and scrupulously researched story reveals both the professional, personal, and romantic aspects of an administrator-surgeon's life, as well as the tragedies and moments of joy that occur every day in a hospital--a place where life often begins and ends. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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