false 2026710 2 <B>An over-the-shoulder look at a major heart surgery center, with gripping accounts from the OR to the boardroom.</B><BR><BR>Americans now spend more money on hearts than on new passenger cars. To understand this remarkable trend, Charles R. Morris "embedded" himself with a surgical team at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, one of the world's premier cardiac surgery and transplant centers. Given unprecedented access, Morris witnessed sophisticated operations and observed the tense meetings where surgeons relentlessly criticize their own performance. In thrilling detail, Morris recounts a late-night against-the-clock "harvest run" to secure a precious transplantable organ; the heart-breaking story of a child's failed transplant; a trainee surgeon's brutal daily regimen; and much more. Along the way, Morris documents the fifty years of research and hundreds of millions of dollars that have been expended on creating a reliable mechanical heart, and he steps back to reflect on how doctors think and how they judge each other, what is really driving health care costs, and the future of health care policy in America. 2031232 29 10 2007 The Surgeons: Life and Death in a Top Heart Center total:24|5:4|4:7|3:11|2:2|1:0| 24 85 47 5 5 0 false false Thu Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 09:53:40 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 11:12:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 13:27:38 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 13:29:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 16:32:44 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 16:41:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 21 22:09:40 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 21 22:10:27 -0800 2007 2 0 false false Sat Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 05 07:49:58 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 04 07:14:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 09 16:20:01 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 16:20:01 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Nov 09 12:59:45 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 09:29:05 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 09:29:05 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Sep 25 08:16:22 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 08:16:22 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 04 09:27:41 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 09:27:41 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 22 23:07:27 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 23:07:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 19 19:02:24 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 19:02:24 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 15 08:40:01 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 08:40:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Apr 24 10:41:11 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 10:41:11 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Apr 06 12:27:03 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 19:48:42 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 12:27:03 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Mar 18 06:33:15 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 21:04:24 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 06:33:15 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Feb 22 10:39:36 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 10:39:36 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 11:57:37 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 11:57:50 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jan 07 09:17:33 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 09:17:33 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 15 13:33:39 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 26 09:06:27 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 15 13:33:39 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Dec 08 19:31:14 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 20 12:29:46 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2026710