As CBS News reported in 2006, nearby levees and flood walls had been damaged in the storm, sending a current of water into the surrounding area. 30, nurses and doctors were optimistic they had weathered the worst of the storm-until they began noticing the flood waters rising again.
In this astonishing blend of Pulitzer-Prize winning journalism and breathtaking narration, chronicles the chaotic evacuation of the hospital and the agonizing ethical, physical and emotional quandaries facing Memorial nurses and doctors * Publishers Weekly, Starred Review *įink offers a stunning re-creation of the storm, its aftermath, and the investigation that followed.How did the flood waters impact the hospital?īy Aug. Masterfully and compassionately reported and as gripping as a thriller, the book poses reverberating questions about end-of-life care, race discrimination in medicine and how individuals and institutions break down during disasters. Gripping * Mail on Sunday *Ī tight, provocative and gripping read * Observer *Īn impressive and important book * Spectator *
It reminds an international audience that literature can soar to artistic and intellectual heights undreamed of in other realms of media. an illuminating investigation into the chaos that consumed a hospital during Hurricane Katrina. A profound and unforgettable piece of journalism * Sunday Times * Publisher: Atlantic Books ISBN: 9781782393740 Number of pages: 576 Weight: 761 g Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 42 mm Edition: Main MEDIA REVIEWSĮxtraordinary. A remarkable book, engrossing from start to finish, Five Days at Memorial radically transforms our understanding of human nature in crisis. In a voice at once involving and fair, masterful and intimate, Fink exposes the hidden dilemmas of end-of-life care and reveals just how ill-prepared we are for the impact of large-scale disasters - and how we can do better. Months later, several health professionals faced criminal allegations that they deliberately injected numerous patients with drugs to hasten their deaths.įive Days at Memorial, the culmination of six years of reporting, unspools the mystery of what happened in those days, bringing the reader into a hospital fighting for its life and into a conversation about the most terrifying form of health care rationing.
In the tradition of the best writing on human behaviour and moral choices in the face of disaster, physician and reporter Sheri Fink reconstructs five days at New Orleans' Memorial Medical Center during Hurricane Katrina and draws the reader into the lives of those who struggled mightily to survive and to maintain life amidst chaos.Īfter Katrina struck and the floodwaters rose, the power failed, and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers chose to designate certain patients last for rescue.
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