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Twelve Patients

Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital

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Twelve Patients

By: Eric Manheimer
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In the spirit of Oliver Sacks Awakenings and the TV series House, Dr. Eric Manheimer's Twelve Patients is a memoir from the medical director of Bellevue Hospital that uses the plights of 12 very different patients - from dignitaries at the nearby UN, to supermax prisoners from Riker's Island, to illegal immigrants, and Wall Street tycoons - to illustrate larger societal issues.

Manheimer is not only the medical director of the country's oldest public hospital, but he is also a patient. As the audiobook unfolds, he is diagnosed with cancer and is forced to wrestle with the end of his own life - even as he struggles to save the lives of others.

©2012 Eric Manheimer (P)2012 Hachette Medical Physician & Patient Policy & Administration Hospital Health care Celebrity Mental Health

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Fantastic

such an enjoyable listen. A real eye opener into American healthcare. So glad I live in Australia

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Narration awful

It’s unfortunate that the author narrated his own book, it has spoiled what would’ve been a good book. His reading is dull with no inflections in his voice. He made the book boring with his one toned voice.

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You look at life and death differently after this

this book got me to look at life differently and think hard about what we take for granted... Must read ...

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