Издания и произведения

В августе 2005 года на Новый Орлеан обрушился ураган "Катрина", вызвавший сильное наводнение и превративший город буквально в руины. Взаперти, без электричества и возможности получить откуда-либо помощь, оказался Мемориальный медицинский центр. Тысячи людей — от тяжелобольных пациентов до родственников медперсонала — на пять дней были отрезаны от внешнего мира. Врачам приходилось принимать непростые решения: кого спасать в первую очередь, кто подлежит эвакуации, а кто, возможно, до нее не доживет. Спустя же несколько месяцев, когда этот ужас остался позади, некоторые медики были арестованы за то, что вводили безнадежным пациентам…

In the tradition of the best investigative journalism, physician and reporter Sheri Fink reconstructs five days at Memorial Medical Center and draws the reader into the lives of those who struggled mightily to survive and to maintain life amid chaos. After Katrina struck and the floodwaters rose, the power failed, and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers chose to designate certain patients last for rescue. Months later, several health professionals faced criminal allegations that they deliberately injected numerous patients with drugs to hasten their deaths. Five Days at Memorial, the culmination of six years of reporting, unspools the…

In the tradition of the best investigative journalism, physician and reporter Sheri Fink reconstructs 5 days at Memorial Medical Center and draws the reader into the lives of those who struggled mightily to survive and to maintain life amid chaos. After Katrina struck and the floodwaters rose, the power failed, and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers chose to designate certain patients last for rescue. Months later, several health professionals faced criminal allegations that they deliberately injected numerous patients with drugs to hasten their deaths. Five Days at Memorial, the culmination of six years of reporting, unspools…

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. After Katrina struck and the floodwaters rose, the power failed, and the heat climbed, exhausted