Wow, wow, wow. Where to begin with this book?
Sheri Fink does a great job at reporting the events that took place at Memorial Hospital in New Orleans during the Hurricane Katrina disaster. The entire time that I was reading the story, thinking of what the doctors, nurses, and patients were going through is unimaginable. If you or someone you know is in the medical field, I highly recommend that they read this book. It may open their eyes to some procedures that need fixing in their own hospital (although I know that after Katrina many hospitals did re-vamp policies specifically because of the issues that these people faced).
In terms of the actual book,
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
, I understand why it was so lengthy--Sheri Fink certainly had a lot of information to tell. However, that being said, as a busy mom with lots of other things going on each day it was a bit longer than I would have liked. Perhaps instead of the book having two parts, it became two separate books in a set. At 592 pages, it was a bit of an intimidating or daunting task to finish!
If you like books about true life events or natural disasters, make sure to grab a copy of
Five Days at Memorial.
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*I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review. All opinions are my own.
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