On March 4, 1984, 18-year-old Libby Zion was taken by her parents to New York Hospital with a fever and flu-like symptoms. Eight hours later she was dead. Her case made headlines across the country and led to sweeping reforms in the rules governing hospitals in America and abroad. Robins presents the inside story of this compelling modern tragedy, and delivers the truth about Libby's life and death. Photos.
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On March 4, 1984, 18-year-old Libby Zion was taken by her parents to New York Hospital with a fever and flu-like symptoms. Eight hours later she was dead. Her case made headlines across the country and led to sweeping reforms in the rules governing hospitals in America and abroad. Robins presents the inside story of this compelling modern tragedy, and delivers the truth about Libby's life and death. Photos.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A shocking, dramatic look at the true 1984 Libby Zion case in which a girl died in a major hospital due to incompetence and poor procedures. Author examines how hospitals misfunction, what patients and their families should watch out for, how administrators and staff 'cover up' misdeeds and even criminality, the roles of inspectors and other authorities, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, notes, bibliography, appendices, documentation, indexed, 350pp., 'copy' stamp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Very rare. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes Good in very good dust jacket. Book plate on front paste down paper. Some sunning and rubbing to dust jacket. First Edition.