Wounds of War - How the VA Delivers Health, Healing, and Hope to the Nation's Veterans (Hardcover)

U.S. military conflicts abroad have left nine million Americans dependent on the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) for medical care. Their "wounds of war" are treated by the largest hospital system in the country-one that has come under fire from critics in the White House, on Capitol Hill, and in the nation's media. In Wounds of War, Suzanne Gordon draws on five years of observational research to describe how the VHA 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. In the unusual culture of solidarity between patients and providers that the VHA has fostered, Gordon finds a working model for higher-quality health care and a much-needed alternative to the practice of for-profit medicine.

General

Imprint:	Cornell University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work
Release date:	September 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Suzanne Gordon
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	464
ISBN-13:	978-1-5017-3082-5
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Medicolegal issues Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Illness & addiction: social aspects > General
LSN:	1-5017-3082-7
Barcode:	9781501730825

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