Why we revolt: A patient revolution for careful and kind care

In a series of brief and personal essays, Why We Revolt describes what is wrong with industrial healthcare, how it has corrupted its mission, and how it has stopped caring. Montori rescues the language of patient care to propose a revolution of compassion and solidarity, of unhurried conversations, and of careful and kind care. 

In this brave book, Dr. Montori channels George Orwell to expose the corruption -- and absurdity -- of health care. Filled with compassionate and clear-eyed observations, Why we Revolt will leave you fired up, no matter what side of the gurney you are on - Julia Belluz, senior health correspondent at Vox.com.

This marvelously optimistic book is an urgent and cogent call to action that is firmly rooted in direct experience of the harms inflicted, not only on patients but also on those who try to care for them, by the industrialization of contemporary healthcare - Iona Heath, medical doctor and writer, former president of the Royal College of General Practitioners.

Why We Revolt is a triumph. It speaks honestly and knowledgeably about the faults of "industrial medicine," but with a deep understanding of caring and of the clinic. Montori, a doctor, citizen, and poet, has produced a wonderful and meaningful book that deserves widespread attention - Don Berwick, physician, former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and President Emeritus of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

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