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

by Sheri Fink

“Heal Frequently, Cure Sometimes, Comfort Always.” It seemed obvious what he had to do, robbed of control over almost everything except the ability to offer comfort.

But what does the “greatest good” mean when it comes to medicine? Is it the number of lives saved? Years of life saved? Best “quality” years of life saved? Or something else?