Book jacket image for The People's Hospital by Ricardo Nuila

Scribner

9781501198045

STARRED REVIEW

The People’s Hospital

Using the stories of five patients, physician Ricardo Nuila reveals how a public hospital in Houston has succeeded in providing health care to people who are the most vulnerable.

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Review of ‘The People’s Hospital’

As COVID-19 swept across the United States in 2020, health care professionals and patients quickly learned about the flaws in the public health system. Questions arose about equitable access to health care, the role of insurance and the quality of care in public hospitals serving uninsured people versus private hospitals serving people with private insurance.…

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