Hillbilly Hellthcare

by Jodi Renfroe

Jolene is a hospital dietitian with a happy, middle-class existence in Appalachia. She has a special relationship with her attractive renter, Brad, and lives on a quiet farm in the Kentucky hills. Things take a turn when her hospital announces it has fallen victim to corporate downsizing. She feels blessed when she finds a new job at CapMed, but she’ll soon find out that place is crazy!

Genres: Fiction

209 pages, Paperback

First published February 7, 2022

Reviews

[Lori · Rating 3 out of 5]

First, I LOVE that dietitians are being represented in fiction! It was a mostly light, funny read but revolved almost exclusively around office politics. I think things could have been improved by going into other domains such as relationships outside of work, or even into conversations with patients which are often entertaining. I wasn't the biggest fan of the cover-especially since it didn't really seem to add up with the setting of most of the novel. I also didn't care for the ending that much-perhaps because of all of the violence our country has seen in just the last week. But again, I'm happy to see an RD writing dietitian fiction....our jobs can be SO hard at times, much more than I ever imagined, and it's good to get our field out there:)

[Alaina Bradford · Rating 3 out of 5]

So nice to read a book about RDs. Super light and quick read. I think more could have been written outside of the hospital and I was not a fan of the random weird Biblical references. The end also seemed extremely quick like she just wanted the book to be done with and didn't have the patience to end it properly.

[Reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed it enough to finish- but I agree with other reviewers that I would’ve liked more patient interactions. I also don’t appreciate the entire anti-SAHM chapter. An author can put whatever politics they like in their book, but I don’t agree and I think throwing in a chapter like that is a clumsy way to do it

[Mads Floyd · Rating 5 out of 5]

An unparalleled insight into the world of an average American woman in the healthcare system- a broken, dysfunctional hell with no equal in bureaucratic negligence in our society today- with a critical eye and an emphasis on lighthearted humor, Mrs. Renfroe combines both wit and low-class gumption to create a memoir within the upper echelon of amateur memoirs.

[Nathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great work! I really enjoyed the novel and had a hard time putting it down. I look forward to reading Jodi's future work!

[mcfrancis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fast read! Office chit-chat and politics in a rural hospital.