Wounds of War

How the VA Delivers Health, Healing, and Hope to the Nation's Veterans

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Suzanne Gordon

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Hardback

Series:

The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work

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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.

Author Biography:

Suzanne Gordon has written, edited, or coauthored twenty books. Gordon has been published in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, American Prospect, Atlantic Monthly, and Harper's Magazine.

Release date Australia

October 15th, 2018

Author

Suzanne Gordon

Series

The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work

Pages

464

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Dimensions

152x229x37

ISBN-13

9781501730825

Product ID

27877009

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