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Pulitzer Prize winner Sheri Finks landmark investigation of patient deaths at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrinaand her suspenseful portrayal of the quest for truth and justice In the tradition of the best investigative journalism, physician and reporter Sheri Fink reconstructs 5 days at Memorial Medical Center and draws the reader into the lives of those who struggled mightily to survive and to maintain life amid chaos. After Katrina struck and the floodwaters rose, the power failed, and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers chose to designate certain patients last for rescue. Months later, several health professionals faced criminal allegations that they deliberately injected numerous patients with drugs to hasten their deaths. Five Days at Memorial In a voice at once involving and fair, masterful and intimate, Fink exposes the hidden dilemmas of end-of-life care and reveals just how ill-prepared we are in America for the impact of large-scale disastersand how we can do better. A remarkable book, engrossing from start to finish, radically transforms your understanding of human nature in crisis.

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Sheri Fink

FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL

Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital

For Mary Fink,

every living moment

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Affiliations listed as at the time of the events in the book.

Relatives listed only if they appear in the book.

Doctors (many on staff at both Memorial and LifeCare)

Dr. Bill ArmingtonNeuroradiologist

Dr. Horace BaltzInternal medicine specialist, one of the longest-serving medical staff members present for storm

Dr. Reuben ChrestmanMedical staff president; on vacation

Dr. Ewing CookChief medical officer, retired pulmonologist experienced in critical care medicine

Minnie Cook, wife, former surgical intensive care unit nurse

Stephanie Meibaum, daughter, current surgical intensive care unit nurse

Dr. Roy CulottaPulmonologist and critical care specialist; grandmother sheltering at LifeCare

Dr. Richard E. DeichmannChairman, Department of Medical Services

Dr. Kathleen FournierInternal medicine specialist

Dr. Juan Jorge GershanikNeonatologist

Dr. Bryant KingInternal medicine specialist

Dr. John KokemorInternal medicine specialist; former coroner assistant under Dr. Frank Minyard

Dr. Anna Maria PouOtolaryngologist; head and neck surgeon, specialist in cancer surgery

Vincent Panepinto, husband

Peggy Perino, sister

Dr. Frederick Pou, father

Frederick Pou Jr., brother

Jeanette Pou, mother

Jeannie Pou, sister

Michael Pou, brother

Dr. Paul PrimeauxAnesthesiologist

Dr. John SkinnerPathologist

Dr. John ThielePulmonologist experienced in critical care medicine

Dr. John J. Walsh Jr.Chairman, Department of Surgical Services

Memorial Medical Center

Nurses

Lori BudoSurgical intensive care unit nurse

Cathy GreenSurgical intensive care unit nurse

Thao LamMedical intensive care unit nurse Cheri

LandrySurgical intensive care unit nurse

Patients and Their Family Members (ages and locations as of time of storm)

Helen Breckenridge77, intensive care unit, eighth floor

Jannie Burgess79, intensive care unit, eighth floor

Linette Burgess Guidi, daughter

Johnny Clark, brother

Gladys Clark Smith, sister

Bertha Mitchell, niece

Essie Cavalier79, fourth-floor medical ward

Donna Cotham41, fourth-floor medical ward

Tesfalidet Ewale66, intensive care unit, eighth floor

Merle Lagasse76, fourth-floor medical ward Karen Lagasse, daughter

Rodney Scott63, intensive care unit, eighth floor

Hospital Administrators, Managers, and Nonclinical Staff

Fran ButlerNurse manager of fourth-floor west and south medical and surgical units

Sandra CordrayCommunity relations manager; designated communication leader for Hurricane Katrina

Mary Jo DAmicoOperating-room nurse manager

Curtis DoschChief financial officer Sean

FowlerChief operating officer

L. Ren GouxChief executive officer

David HeikampLaboratory director

Father John MarseChaplain

Susan MulderickNursing director, head of emergency preparedness committee, designated incident commander for Hurricane Katrina

Karen WynnNurse manager of the intensive care units; head of hospital ethics committee

Eric YancovichPlant operations director and part of emergency leadership team

Tenet Corporate Officials

Michael ArvinBusiness development director for TexasGulf Coast region

Trevor FetterPresident and chief executive officer

Bob SmithSenior vice president for operations in the TexasGulf Coast region

LifeCareSeventh Floor

Patients and Their Family Members

Hollis Alford66

Wilmer Cooley82

Emmett Everett61

Carrie Everett, wife

Carrie (MaDear) Hall78

George Huard91

Alice Hutzler90

Elvira LeBlanc82

Mark and Sandra LeBlanc, son and daughter-in-law

Wilda McManus70

Angela McManus, daughter

Elaine Nelson90

Craig Nelson, son

Kathryn Nelson, daughter

John Russell80

Rose Savoie90

Doug Savoie, grandson

Lou Anne Savoie Jacob, daughter

Ireatha Watson89

LifeCare Nurses and Therapists

Cindy ChatelainRegistered nurse

Andre GremillionRegistered nurse

Terence StahelinRespiratory therapist

Hospital Administrators, Directors, and Nonclinical Staff

Tim BurkeAdministrator for LifeCare Hospitals of New Orleans; not present at hospital for the storm

Steven HarrisPharmacist

Gina IsbellNursing director, LifeCare Chalmette campus, relocated to Baptist (Memorial) before the storm

Kristy JohnsonPhysical medicine director

Therese MendezNurse executive

Diane RobichauxAssistant administrator, incident commander

Dr. John WiseMedical director; absent for the storm

LifeCare Corporate Officials

Robbye DuboisCorporate senior vice president for clinical services; in Shreveport, LA

People Involved in the Investigation

Louisiana Attorney Generals Office

Attorney General Charles Foti

Julie CullenAssistant attorney general, head of criminal division

Virginia RiderSpecial agent, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; lead investigator, Memorial case

Arthur Butch SchaferAssistant attorney general, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; lead prosecutor, Memorial case

Kris WartellePublic information director

US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General

Artie DelaneuvilleSpecial agent

Orleans Parish District Attorneys Office

Eddie J. Jordan Jr.District attorney

Michael MoralesAssistant district attorney; lead prosecutor, Memorial case

Craig FamularoAssistant district attorney, senior to Morales

Orleans Parish Coroners Office

Dr. Frank MinyardCoroner

Forensic Consultants

Dr. Michael BadenForensic pathologist, New York City

Dr. Frank BresciaOncologist, palliative care specialist, Medical University of South Carolina

Arthur CaplanBioethicist; chairman, Department of Medical Ethics, and director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania (until 2012; now at New York University)

Dr. Steven B. KarchCardiac pathologist; former assistant medical examiner, San Francisco, CA Dr. Robert MiddlebergLaboratory director, National Medical Services, Inc.

Dr. Cyril WechtForensic pathologist; coroner, Allegheny County, PA (until 2006)

Dr. James YoungSpecial advisor to the Government of Canada on emergency management; president, American Academy of Forensic Sciences (20062007); former chief coroner of Ontario, Canada

Others

Government Officials

Louisiana governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (20042008)

US senator Mary Landrieu (since 1997)

Mayor Ray C. Nagin, City of New Orleans (20022010)

Emergency Responders and Experts

Knox AndressHealth resources services administration district regional coordinator for part of northwest Louisiana, based in Shreveport; registered nurse at CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System; communicated with LifeCare corporate officials during the disaster

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