Code Gray Quotes

“Death causes us discomfort by reminding us of the humanity we share. Our healthcare system’s handling of death, on the other hand, causes us discomfort by reminding us of the shared humanity we choose to ignore. As I documented”
― Farzon A. Nahvi, Code Gray: Death, Life, and Uncertainty in the ER

“We know that we need to do better, but we don’t get around to doing the hard and uncomfortable work needed to do it.”
― Farzon A. Nahvi, Code Gray: Death, Life, and Uncertainty in the ER

“sometimes fired from their positions—for the act of wearing a facemask in a hospital.19 Of”
― Farzon A. Nahvi, Code Gray: Death, Life, and Uncertainty in the ER

“This was, of course, during the early days of the pandemic in New York City, when the city’s morgues had exceeded their capacities and bodies were being kept in refrigerated trailers parked in the street.”
― Farzon A. Nahvi, Code Gray: Death, Life, and Uncertainty in the ER

“our government chose to ignore that same evidence, making recommendations based on what happened to be available rather than making available what happened to be required.31”
― Farzon A. Nahvi, Code Gray: Death, Life, and Uncertainty in the ER