Changing the Way We Die: Compassionate End-Of-Life Care and the Hospice Movement

by Sheila Himmel and Fran Smith

Book Overview

There's a quiet revolution happening in the way we die. More than 1.5 million Americans a year die in hospice care--nearly 44 percent of all deaths--and a vast industry has sprung up to meet the growing demand. Once viewed as a New Age indulgence, hospice is now a $14 billion business and one of the most successful segments in health care. Changing the Way We Die, by award-winning journalists Fran Smith and Sheila Himmel, is the first book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936740516
• ISBN13: 9781936740512
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Viva Editions
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.2"