County: Life, Death and Politics at Chicago's Public Hospital

County: Life, Death and Politics at Chicago's Public Hospital

The amazing tale of "County" is the story of one of America's oldest and most unusual urban hospitals.

From its inception as a "Poor House" dispensing free medical care to indigents, Chicago's Cook Co…

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