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Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital

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Through the lens of both physician and journalist, Sheri Fink investigates the mysterious deaths that occurred in a New Orleans medical center shortly after Hurricane Katrina. Fink explores the role of ethics in the medical field, especially regarding the issue of patients being euthanized by medical staff. Fink’s journalistic work here not only makes for a captivating read but also serves as a grim reminder about the vulnerability of health systems during major crisis.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The award-winning book that inspired an Apple Original series from Apple TV+ • A landmark investigation of patient deaths at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina—and the suspenseful portrayal of the quest for truth and justice—from a Pulitzer Prize–winning physician and reporter

“An amazing tale, as inexorable as a Greek tragedy and as gripping as a whodunit.”—Dallas Morning News


A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century


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