THREE BOOKS · ONE BODY OF WORK
Words from
readers & leaders.
Selected praise for David Ansell’s writing on medicine, inequality, and the civic work of closing America’s death gaps.
01Crossing the Gap“A blueprint for how hospitals and other anchor institutions can stand with communities, with courage, organizing, and stubborn hope.”
02Crossing the Gap“This book is novel, immediate, and deeply worthy of your time.”
03Crossing the Gap“Ansell demonstrates what can happen when we treat hospitals and health plans as civic institutions.”
04Crossing the Gap“A powerful, insightful, and deeply human account.”
05The Death Gap“Dr. Ansell issues a clarion call to action that we ignore at our own peril.”
06The Death Gap“This moving study delivers the harsh truth with passion and eloquence.”
07County“He has captured the County story vividly and comprehensively.”
08CountyWSJ“One of the five best health books of 2011.”
09CountyCHICAGO TRIBUNE“County is a landmark book, brave, angry and indispensable...”
10CountyThe New York Times“When it comes to the stories of his patients, many of whom he cared for over decades from clinic to hospital to funeral, Ansell soars.”
11CountyPUBLISHERS WEEKLY“Ansell's exposé will shock and motivate readers to take a stand on the issue.”