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020 _a9781594201714
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_bM357 2008
060 1 0 _aWX 28 AN7
_bM223S 2008
082 0 0 _a362.11 SAL
100 1 _aSalamon, Julie
245 1 0 _aHospital
_b: man, woman, birth, death, infinity, plus red tape, bad behavior, money, God, and diversity on steroids
_c/ Julie Salamon
260 _aNew York
_b: Penguin Press
_c, 2008.
300 _axv, 363 p.
_c; 25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [343]-349) and index.
505 0 _aOccam 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.
520 _aA 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.
610 2 0 _aMaimonides Medical Center
_x--History
650 _aHospitals
_z-New York (State)
_x-History
650 _aHospitals
_z-New York City
_x-Personal narratives
650 2 2 _aCultural diversity
942 _cMO
999 _c246018
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