Wounds of War
How the VA Delivers Health, Healing, and Hope to the Nation's Veterans
Cornell University Press · Print & ebook · October 15, 2018
U.S. military conflicts abroad have left nine million Americans dependent on the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) for medical care.
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- Who it’s for
- Suzanne Gordon examines how the Veterans Health Administration delivers care across several areas of medicine.
- Genres
- Health Care Delivery, Veterans' Stories, Health Care Policy
- Published
- Cornell University Press, October 15, 2018
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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.
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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.
Veterans Health Care
Suzanne Gordon examines how the Veterans Health Administration delivers care across several areas of medicine.
Come here for
- The VHA’s primary and geriatric care
- Its mental health and home care services
Expect
- Discussion of end-of-life support
- An account of solidarity between patients and providers
Where it sits
| Health Care Delivery | 43% |
|---|---|
| Health Care Policy | 27% |
| Veterans' Stories | 23% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Veterans' Stories
- Health Policy
- Military Policy & Defense
- Disease & Public Health
- Authors
- Suzanne Gordon
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Published
- October 15, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Veterans' Stories