Hospitals


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Includes Hospital news of the month.




Navy Medicine


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Blitz Hospital


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When the Blitz hit London, everything changed. Once, the Home Front was relatively safe – now it wasn't. Suddenly, London was its own front line. Blitz Hospital follows the fortunes of two major London hospitals as they struggled to cope with mounting wartime casualties: St Thomas' and The London. The diaries, letters and reports of medical and nursing staff highlight the many human stories of tremendous courage and hope that lived and breathed within the corridors of London's hospitals during the Blitz.




History


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National Health Directory


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A guide to federal, congressional, state, county and city health agencies and officials. Includes congressional standard, select, and joint committees, key health subcommittees, and delegations. Also includes federal health agencies, and state county and city health officials.




Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration


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One of the most trusted resources on health care law, Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration will be available in a new Fourteenth Edition this spring. An ideal introduction to to the legal and ethical issues in the healthcare workplace, this authoritative guide explores a wide range of health care topics -- from tort reform and healthcare ethics to patient rights and managed care. Written in a comprehensible and engaging manner, this indispensable text will carefully guide your students through the complex maze of the legal system and will serve them throughout their professional lives. With over 40 years of experience as an administrator, consultant, and surveyor across 650 hospitals, author George D. Pozgar provides a uniquely accessible tool for grasping the legal complexities of health care through an array or real-life case studies, precedent-making court cases, and key statistical data.




Legal and Ethical Essentials of Health Care Administration


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Legal and Ethical Essentials of Health Care Administration, Second Edition is the ideal text for courses that combine a study of both the legal and ethical aspects of healthcare administration. Derived from George Pozgar’s best-selling textbook, Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration, Thirteenth Edition, this more concise text provides the reader with the necessary knowledge to become conversant with both legal and ethical issues pertinent to the healthcare profession. Using reader-friendly language, the book presents actual court cases, state and federal statues, and common-law principles to help the student understand the practical application of the concepts learned. The author includes a broad discussion of the legal system, including the sources of law and government organization as well as basic reviews of tort law, criminal issues, contracts, civil procedure and trial practice, and a wide range of real-life legal and ethical dilemmas.