“[A] remarkable portrait…Salamon succeeds in providing a completely unique, three-dimensional and compellingly human perspective of the demanding work — both frustrating and rewarding that is not always apparent to hospital patients and their families.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“The fine grain of Ms Salamon's observations allows her to paint a compelling—and damning—portrait of a dysfunctional health-care system… Its careful documentation of financial crises, feuds, personality clashes and, most of all, life-and-death drama feeds the same appetite for pathos, intrigue, tragedy and redemption…as the current plethora of medical programs.”
“This fascinating portrait of a Brooklyn, N.Y. hospital is about much more than white coats and beeping consoles—it’s 21st century America in a microcosm.”
— Laura Miller, Salon (front page review)
