Sick to Death: A Manipulative Surgeon and a Healthy System in Crisis-A Disaster Waiting to Happen
Autor Hedley Thomasen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 2007
Dr. Jayant Patel, better known as “Doctor Death,” shocked a nation when the truth came to light that he may have killed as many as 87 people under his care. This true-life account told by the journalist who broke the story details the horrifying actions of this deviant doctor whose patients suffered serious infections, internal bleeding from nicked arteries, and the mutilation of healthy organs. Banned from surgical practice in the United States, the manipulative Patel managed to commit atrocities in an Australian hospital without consequences for two years. Finally, nurse Toni Hoffman exposed his horrifying behavior, which resulted in a Royal Commission investigation of Patel and the overall health system. This disturbing tale of grieving families and shattered lives challenges the faith that many have in medical systems.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781741148817
ISBN-10: 1741148812
Pagini: 427
Dimensiuni: 155 x 229 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.58 kg
Editura: Allen & Unwin
Locul publicării:Australia
ISBN-10: 1741148812
Pagini: 427
Dimensiuni: 155 x 229 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.58 kg
Editura: Allen & Unwin
Locul publicării:Australia
Notă biografică
Hedley Thomas is a senior writer for The Australian. He excels in writing intensive investigative pieces, lengthy profiles and news articles. He broke the shocking story about Dr Jayant Patel's negligence at the Bundaberg Base Hospital. Hedley received his third Walkley award for this expose and received a special accolade, the Sir Keith Murdoch Award, from News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch as well as the 2005 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards for work advancing public debate. Hedley's first Walkley was awarded in 1999 (with colleague Paul Whittaker) when he exposed the Net Bet affair, and his second was in 2003 for his feature article on fallen chief magistrate Di Fingleton. Hedley has had extensive international experience that has ranged from reporting on the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Romanian revolution and the first Gulf War, to six years spent with the South China Morning Post as a senior reporter, features writer and deputy features editor.