Our Hospital

Our Hospital by Samuel Shem, published by Penguin Group on June 25, 2024, is a 352-page work written in English. This sequel to The House of God and Man’s 4th Best Hospital follows Dr. Roy Basch as he returns to his economically challenged hometown in upstate New York. He joins fellow healthcare professionals in their efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic while navigating the complexities of a money-driven bureaucracy that threatens the survival of their struggling hospital.
Readers will find a narrative that captures the challenges faced by doctors and nurses during a global health crisis. The story highlights the personal and professional struggles of healthcare workers as they confront exhaustion and fear while remaining committed to their patients. With themes of humor and satire woven throughout, Our Hospital explores the resilience of medical staff in the face of adversity, illustrating the balance between the harsh realities of the pandemic and the enduring moments of life and love that persist in a small town.
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In this sequel to The House of God and Man’s 4th Best Hospital, Dr. Roy Basch returns to his economically depressed hometown in upstate New York to help the struggling hospital battle the COVID-19 pandemic and the money-driven bureaucracy.
After the tragic climax of Man’s 4th Best Hospital, four doctors have left practicing medicine. But with COVID-19 sweeping the country, they come together to help the small town of Columbia, New York. The doctors and nurses are buckling as they battle both a raging pandemic and the financial woes facing small hospitals everywhere. But no matter what’s happening in the world, babies are born, people fall in love, and doctors will do anything to save their patients.
Our Hospital reveals the daily struggle of fighting a pandemic and its personal impact on healthcare workers young and old, who are terrified, exhausted…and determined, somehow, to prevail.
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