| Wounds of War: How the Va Delivers Health, Healing, and Hope to the Nation's Veterans Contributor(s): Gordon, Suzanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1501749161 ISBN-13: 9781501749162 Publisher: Cornell University Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Policy - History | Military - Veterans - Social Science | Disease & Health Issues |
| Dewey: 362.108 |
| Series: Culture and Politics of Health Care Work |
| Physical Information: 1.04" H x 6" W x 9" (1.50 lbs) 464 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: U.S. military conflicts abroad have left nine million Americans dependent on the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) for medical care. Their "wounds of war" are treated by the largest hospital system in the country--one that has come under fire from critics in the White House, on Capitol Hill, and in the nation's media. In Wounds of War, Suzanne Gordon draws on five years of observational research to describe how the VHA does a better job than private sector institutions offering primary and geriatric care, mental health and home care services, and support for patients nearing the end of life. In the unusual culture of solidarity between patients and providers that the VHA has fostered, Gordon finds a working model for higher-quality health care and a much-needed alternative to the practice of for-profit medicine. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gordon, Suzanne: - Suzanne Gordon is an award-winning journalist. She has written, edited, or co-authored twenty books, including First Do No Harm, Beyond the Checklist, Life Support: Three Nurses on the Front Lines, and Caregiving: Readings in Knowledge, Practice, Ethics, and Politics. She is an adjunct professor in the school of nursing at McGill University. Gordon is a health-care commentator on Public Radio International's Marketplace and a popular lecturer on nursing and health care. Gordon has been published in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, American Prospect, Atlantic Monthly, Harpers Magazine. She has been a radio and TV commentator for CBS Radio and NPR's Marketplace. She lives in Arlington, Massachusetts. |