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050	0	0	_aUB369 _b.W678 2018
060		4	_aWA 360 _bG665w 2018
100	1		_aGordon, Suzanne, _d1945-
245	1	0	_aWounds of war : _bhow the VA delivers health, healing, and hope to the nation's veterans / _cSuzanne Gordon.
264		1	_aIthaca ; _aLondon : _bILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, _c2018.
264		4	_c℗♭2018.
300			_axiv, 448 pages ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier.
490	1		_aThe culture and politics of health care work.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction : what kind of care for veterans? -- Promises broken and kept : a short history of the VHA -- Those who have borne the battle : the VHA's patient population -- Profile : what it means to be a VHA volunteer -- Primary care the way it should be -- Healing minds and bodies : integrated mental health care and primary care -- Dealing with a world of hurt : VHA treatment of chronic pain -- When wounded warriors are women : caring for female veterans -- Mental health the way it should be -- Unpacking PTSD : from diagnosis to effective treatment -- Profile : Karen Parko : a special kind of professional development at the VA -- Returning to civilian life : veterans on campus -- Suicide prevention : VA programs that save lives -- Overcoming disability : VA rehabilitation services -- Profile : Mark Smith : no ordinary bike shop -- Transcending trauma : the Martinez cognitive rehabilitation program -- Off the streets : reducing veteran homelessness -- Alternatives to jail : veterans' justice programs -- Profile : cops and vets : the Memphis crisis intervention model -- Specializing in elder care : the VA and geriatrics -- Knocking on heaven's door : the VA and end-of-life care -- Better care where? The VHA compared to the private sector -- Conclusion : a system worth saving and making even better -- Epilogue: Thank you for your service?
520			_a"U.S. military conflicts abroad have left nine million Americans dependent on the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) for medical care. Their "wounds of war" are treated by the largest hospital system in the country-one that has come under fire from critics in the White House, on Capitol Hill, and in the nation's media. The resulting public debate about the future of veterans' health care has pitted VHA patients and their care-givers against politicians and policy-makers who believe that former military personnel would be better served by private health care providers. This high stakes controversy led Suzanne Gordon, award-winning health care journalist and author, to seek insight from veterans and their families, VHA staff and administrators, advocates for veterans, and proponents of privatization. Gordon spent five years closely observing the VHA's treatment of patients suffering from service related injuries, physical and mental. In Wounds of War, Gordon describes how the VHA-tasked with a challenging patient population- does a better job than private sector institutions offering primary and geriatric care, mental health and home care services, and support for patients nearing the end of life. The VHA, Gordon argues, is an integrated health care system worthy of wider emulation, rather than piece-meal dismantling for the benefit of private contractors. In the unusual culture of solidarity between patients and providers that the VHA has fostered, the author finds a working model for higher quality health care and a much-needed alternative to the practice of for-profit medicine." -- Publisher's description.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bVeterans Health Administration.
650		0	_aVeterans _xMedical care _zUnited States.
650	1	2	_aVeterans Health.
650	1	2	_aDelivery of Health Care.
650	2	2	_aHealth Policy.
651		2	_aUnited States.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aGordon, Suzanne, 1945- author. _tWounds of war _dIthaca, New York : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2018 _z9781501730832 _w(DLC) 2018018810.
830		0	_aCulture and politics of health care work.
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