Jul 21, 2021mylibrarymy rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I came across this book by chance, but unable to put it down.
I read it again when finally I finished. ...Still feel I haven't read it enough.
If you work in health care and you haven't read this book, you cannot completely help your…
Nov 20, 2019Edisto rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a phenomenal book! The patients at Laguna Hospital were truly cared for with dignity and it didn't matter how long they needed to stay there. Once automation came in the needed medical services were pushed aside for more efficiency…
What lovely and tender stories Dr S writes of her patients and of the facility she calls God's Hotel. I wish I could have worked along side her during what she refers to as those "efficiently inefficient days" that preceded the data…
Apr 26, 2013ClaireM_W rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A great book that gives you hope for humankind. Also, a horrifying description of what modern health care has degenerated to (in the U.S., but give us 5 yrs and Canada will be there too.)
Remember when medicine was a noble profession?…
Jul 21, 2012Blackberry2 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is without a doubt one of the best books I've read in years. The author touches on bureaucratic inefficiency, the shortcomings of completely science-based medicine, Hildegard of Bingen and medieval medicine, the humanity and…
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God's Hotel