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On AlterNet: hospitals

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "hospitals"

How to Stop the Looming Depression Without Lining Fat-Cat CEOs' Pockets

How to Stop the Looming Depression Without Lining Fat-Cat CEOs' Pockets

Mike Davis, Tomdispatch.com. November 19, 2008.
We are now at a crash site, and our priority should be to save the victims. Here's how we do that.

Hospitals' Lessons From Hurricane Gustav

Hospitals' Lessons From Hurricane Gustav

Sheri Fink, ProPublica. September 5, 2008.
The pre-storm medical evacuation -- the largest in American history -- revealed some critical flaws in American hospitals.

No Wonder Our Hospitals Are a Disaster -- People with Marketing Degrees Are Running Them

No Wonder Our Hospitals Are a Disaster -- People with Marketing Degrees Are Running Them

Maggie Mahar, Health Beat. August 15, 2008.
Business school graduates have replaced doctors and public health experts as CEOs of hospitals, often at patients' expense.

Why Some Hospitals Are Allowing Unnecessary Suffering

Why Some Hospitals Are Allowing Unnecessary Suffering

Maggie Mahar -- BAD, DON'T USE, Health Beat. May 17, 2008.
Easing pain is arguably as important as saving a life. But far too many U.S. physicians focus only on the latter.

Will Your Community Lose Its Hospital?

Will Your Community Lose Its Hospital?

Anna Kirsch, Jim Anderson, AlterNet. October 17, 2007.
Why community hospitals are closing all across the United States and yours could be next.

How Hospitals Systematically Harm People

How Hospitals Systematically Harm People

Kim Ridley, Ode. October 10, 2007.
Visiting the hospital is supposed to heal people, but it's hard to get better in a place that uses toxic chemicals and serves processed food. Is change on the way?

The Missing Class: Portraits of the Near Poor in America

The Missing Class: Portraits of the Near Poor in America

Katherine S. Newman, Victor Tan Chen, Beacon Press. September 6, 2007.
Hospital patients in low income communities often receive second-rate care -- even when they are insured.

On a Sick Planet, Hospitals Must Go Green

On a Sick Planet, Hospitals Must Go Green

Stacy Malkan, Conscious Choice. March 19, 2007.
Health care officials are finally recognizing that a cleaner, greener hospital keeps the whole community well.