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Twelve Patients

Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital

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Twelve Patients

By: Eric Manheimer
Narrated by: Eric Manheimer
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In the spirit of Oliver Sacks Awakenings and the TV series House, Dr. Eric Manheimer's Twelve Patients is a memoir from the medical director of Bellevue Hospital that uses the plights of 12 very different patients - from dignitaries at the nearby UN, to supermax prisoners from Riker's Island, to illegal immigrants, and Wall Street tycoons - to illustrate larger societal issues.

Manheimer is not only the medical director of the country's oldest public hospital, but he is also a patient. As the audiobook unfolds, he is diagnosed with cancer and is forced to wrestle with the end of his own life - even as he struggles to save the lives of others.

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loves it! definitely recommend this book. so riveting. also watch the show new Amsterdam as it is based on this book.

all the different patients

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I know it is the author narrating the story but there is very little storytelling in the narration. I'm 2 chapters in and the monotone is extremely hard to listen to. I keep stopping and starting again. Not sure if I'll make it through another 11 hours of the book.

Not sure if it's the book or narration but there also doesn't seem to be a clear divide between patients. Several times I've had to rewind and discover that the author is no longer talking about the same person.

If you want to read this book I would definitely recommend getting a kindle copy or a physical copy. Not the audio version.

Not bad story, awful narration

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Couldn't put it down. Although it can be dark and depressing given the dyre state of health care and poverty

fascinating look at Americas public health

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Learned a lot about complexity of cases but the story seems unbalanced, most of the cased about Latinos somehow linked to the author's ties with Mexico. Moral of the story seems to be the difficulties of illegal immigrants in USA. Persevered through it but didn't like the voice of the actor reading it, nor his cadences and speed. For anyone thinking they will be hearing more of the same from the TV show New Amsterdam - don't but it.

Fascinating but depressing

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Very funny, sad and all emotions and I read this after watching the TV Serie. Cant wait for the next book

Love the Book and the TV series

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Enthralling and a good listen, was performed well and intresting series of events at the hospital. some will make you think about bad life can turn

Great read!

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I loved it!
Great book! Well worth the read. A must read for everyone. Beautifully written.

Great book

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Hugely disappointing, there isn’t a chronological element to this book and the individual cases don’t seem to flow or bring anything to each other - it’s just the ramblings of a very clever man, talking about his decades of work.

Difficult to listen to as the author does not punctuate his sentences.

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Touching memoirs of a true humanitarian. Dr Eric writes vividly about his experiences and brings his own words to life with engaging narration. Clearly as brilliant a writer as a medical director. I will revisit this book over and over.

Vivid and engaging

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Brilliant- depth, humane and wonderful reflections of life as we want it and lives that we don’t. Fear to happiness en route through personal journeys by a chap that portrays vocation in every second of every day.

Not just for health workers

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