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Wounds of War: How the VA Delivers Health, Healing, and Hope to the Nation's Veterans
"The book looks at the largest hospital system in the country, the Veterans Healthcare Administration--one that has come under fire from critics in the White House, on Capitol Hill, and in the nation's media. The author spent five years closely observing the VHA's treatment of patients suffering from service related injuries, physical and mental. This book describes how the VHA, tasked with a challenging patient population, 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. It explores how the resulting public debate about the future of veterans' health care has pitted VHA patients and their care-givers against politicians and policy-makers who believe that former military personnel would be better served by private health care providers"--
- GenresMedicine
464 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 15, 2018
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Suzanne Gordon
46 books14 followersSuzanne Gordon is an award winning journalist and author who writes about healthcare delivery and health care systems. She is the author of more than 15 books, including Beyond the Checklist and First Do Less Harm, both published in 2012.
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April 29, 2020
Outstanding
Every Veteran and their family should read. I worked for the VA for 40 years and you described the value and mission. As a veteran myself I am pained by what is happening and we cannot see it. If we held all of health care to the same standard many lives will be saved. I am buying this book for other Veterans so they can get educated on what the current commander in Chief is doing to Veterans. The value of “serving the one who has Bourne the battle, his widow, orphan....” is being taken away.
Every Veteran and their family should read. I worked for the VA for 40 years and you described the value and mission. As a veteran myself I am pained by what is happening and we cannot see it. If we held all of health care to the same standard many lives will be saved. I am buying this book for other Veterans so they can get educated on what the current commander in Chief is doing to Veterans. The value of “serving the one who has Bourne the battle, his widow, orphan....” is being taken away.
November 29, 2018
Wow! This is a nonfiction work whose time has come. Want to know what’s behind the headlines? Find out right here. Is it objective? Maybe not totally, but it’s open and honest. Is it impressive? You betcha! It’s an eye-opener whose time has come. This is a book those interested in healthcare need to read and that Congress really SHOULD read.
Merged review:
Wow! This is a nonfiction work whose time has come. Want to know what’s behind the headlines? Find out right here. Is it objective? Maybe not totally, but it’s open and honest. Is it impressive? You betcha! It’s an eye-opener whose time has come. This is a book those interested in healthcare need to read and that Congress really SHOULD read.
Merged review:
Wow! This is a nonfiction work whose time has come. Want to know what’s behind the headlines? Find out right here. Is it objective? Maybe not totally, but it’s open and honest. Is it impressive? You betcha! It’s an eye-opener whose time has come. This is a book those interested in healthcare need to read and that Congress really SHOULD read.
November 29, 2018
Wow! This is a nonfiction work whose time has come. Want to know what’s behind the headlines? Find out right here. Is it objective? Maybe not totally, but it’s open and honest. Is it impressive? You betcha! It’s an eye-opener whose time has come. This is a book those interested in healthcare need to read and that Congress really SHOULD read.
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