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    Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital
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    Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital

    Written by Eric Manheimer

    Narrated by Eric Manheimer

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    About this audiobook

    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 twelve 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, the narrator is diagnosed with cancer, and he is forced to wrestle with the end of his own life even as he struggles to save the lives of others.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateJul 10, 2012
    ISBN9781611135084
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    • 5/5
      Powerful account of the life and issues of 12 different patients at NY's Bellevue Hospital, told by former medical director. Each story illustrates different aspects of contemporary issues in our society...all with global implications. Made me realize that what I know as reality is only a small slice of what makes up reality for the world. Truly an enlightening book that left me with many things to consider.
    • 3/5
      I was so looking forward to reading this book but the execution did not live up to my expectations. I thought that twelve really fascinating House style cases would be laid out. The reality was more convoluted. The stories meandered and often included a lot of personal information about the author's own life, like his fight against cancer. He also likes to detail his food choices. It seems like every other page has a description of some food he's eaten or brought to a patient. A more competent editor could have streamlined the book. Many of the patients included in the book were poor, illegal immigrants which lead to long discussions about their countries tenuous political regimes which forced them to escape to the US under the most dangerous conditions. For instance one woman from Guatemala was raped all the way to the US and her young son was stolen and sold. She finally makes it here, works herself to the bone never having experienced a moments happiness in her life only to to die at the age of 39 from a heart ailment. On top of that the son who was sold into slavery and her daughter end up in foster care after he death because no one can take them in. Depressing stuff and the other stories aren't much better. Don't go into this thinking you will read about amazing medical cases with happy endings. People die and in excruciating ways which I guess is just reality. After reading this novel I think that if I had to work at Bellevue Hospital I would need to be on antidepressants. This book was an unflinching look at the grittier side of life.
    • 2/5
      This was not what I expected. It felt like it was trying too hard to show diversity and it felt like the autho have eaten a dictionary. Also narration wise was terrible.
    • 3/5
      I found out that NBC's show "New Amsterdam" is inspired by Eric Manheimer's book. The show is terrific. So good that I wanted to read the book!

      Unfortunately, I did not have the easiest time reading this book. It felt like hit-and-miss with me. Some chapters I could feel something for the medical staff and the patients and other chapters just didn't stir up any emotion. I pretty much gave up on the last chapter.

      Now that I have satisfied my curiosity, I can move onward to better books!
    • 2/5
      I found this book to be very dry. Yet, it is realistic in showing how draining and emotional it can be to work in the medical field if you truly still care for others. I worked in the medical field, and I've seen how many turn their emotions off or just don't care anymore like they have become numb. At times in the book I felt like we are being preached at for not caring more about immigrant issues. The way it was written actually turned me off, instead of making me care more about those issues. i admire the author for including his story of his own battle with disease and his fight to overcome it. He did show that his battle helped him look at his patients in a different light.
    • 5/5
      I've been working in healthcare for six years now and within the world of a large urban hospital for about a year. Twelve Patients is a wonderfully written memoir of just what it's like to be in the belly of the beast - the homeless, the chronically ill, the mentally ill, criminals, ordinary people, and the army of staff that keep hospitals running 24/7, 365 days a year. Mr. Manheimer tells wonderful stories, truly connecting the reader to what is happening. He has opinions and uses many of the stories to illustrate his opinions and this is also effective. Full of heart and humanity I cannot recommend this one enough.

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