Sick to Death: A Manipulative Surgeon and a Healthy System in Crisis--A Disaster Waiting to Happen by Thomas, Hedley

Sick to Death: A Manipulative Surgeon and a Healthy System in Crisis--A Disaster Waiting to Happen

Dr. Jayant Patel, better known as "Doctor Death," shocked a nation when the truth came to light...
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Author: Hedley Thomas
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Sick to Death: A Manipulative Surgeon and a Healthy System in Crisis--A Disaster Waiting to Happen by Thomas, Hedley

Sick to Death: A Manipulative Surgeon and a Healthy System in Crisis--A Disaster Waiting to Happen

$54.25

Sick to Death: A Manipulative Surgeon and a Healthy System in Crisis--A Disaster Waiting to Happen

$54.25
Author: Hedley Thomas
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Dr. Jayant Patel, better known as "Doctor Death," shocked a nation when the truth came to light that he may have killed as many as 87 people under his care. This true-life account told by the journalist who broke the story details the horrifying actions of this deviant doctor whose patients suffered serious infections, internal bleeding from nicked arteries, and the mutilation of healthy organs. Banned from surgical practice in the United States, the manipulative Patel managed to commit atrocities in an Australian hospital without consequences for two years. Finally, nurse Toni Hoffman exposed his horrifying behavior, which resulted in a Royal Commission investigation of Patel and the overall health system. This disturbing tale of grieving families and shattered lives challenges the faith that many have in medical systems.

Author: Hedley Thomas
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 10/01/2007
Pages: 427
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.12w x 1.25d
ISBN: 9781741148817


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2007 pg. 778
Booklist 09/01/2007 pg. 34

About the Author
Hedley Thomas is an assistant editor at the Brisbane Courier Mail. He has received three Walkey awards and the Sir Keith Murdoch Award.


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