"A clarifying must-read in these uncertain times."&nbsp;--GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO Journey behind the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic with Northwell Health, New York's largest health system. What was it like at the epicenter, inside the health system that cared for more COVID-19 patients than any other in the United States? Leading Through a Pandemic:&nbsp;The Inside Story of Lessons Learned about Innovation, Leadership, and Humanity During the COVID-19Crisis takes readers inside Northwell Health, New York's largest health system. From the C-suite to the front lines, the book reports on groundwork that positioned Northwell as uniquely prepared for the pandemic. Two decades ago, Northwell leaders began preparing for disasters--floods, hurricanes, blackouts, viruses, and more based on the belief that "bad things will happen and we have to be ready." Following a course highly unusual for an American health system, Northwell developed one of the most advanced non-government emergency response systems in the country. Northwell reached a point where leaders could confidently say "we are comfortable being uncomfortable in a crisis." But even with sustained preparation, the pandemic stands as a singularly humbling experience.&nbsp; Leading Through a Pandemic&nbsp;offers guidance on how hospitals and health systems throughout the country can prepare more effectively for the next viral threat. The book includes dramatic stories from the front lines at the peak of the viral assault and lessons of what went well, and what did not. The authors draw upon the Northwell experience to prescribe changes in the health care system for next time. Beyond the obvious need for increased stockpiles of supplies and equipment is the far more challenging task of fundamentally changing the culture of American health care to embrace a more robust emergency response capability in hospitals and systems of all sizes across the nation. The book is a must read for health care professionals, policy-makers, journalists, and readers whose curiosity demands a deeper dive into the surreal realm of the coronavirus pandemic.

Leading Through a Pandemic: The Inside Story of Humanity, Innovation, and Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Crisis

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Dowling, Michael J.

Kenney, Charles

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Skyhorse

The Aging Revolution: The History of Geriatric Health Care and What Really Matters to Older Adults

Biographies & Memoirs

Torroella Carney MD MACP, Maria

Professionals & Academics

Aging Revolution

Charles, Kenney

Maria Torroella Carney

Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated

NAIOP South Florida, a commercial real estate development organization, recognized the winners of its 2016 Awards of Excellence including Rodrigo Azpurua from Riviera Point as The Creative Deal Maker of the year.Rodrigo is founder and CEO of a prolific investment and real estate development firms in Florida. His company, Riviera Point Invest + Develop, has completed office buildings and hotels in Doral, Miami, Orlando, Sebring and many other cities. Rodrigo launched his company during the US's worst recession in the mid- to late-2000s and, with limited resources, he grew Riviera Point into a multi-million operation. Learning from many setbacks, he rebuilt himself upon the Gospels and grew stronger. He is often invited to speak at conferences across the US, Latin American and Asia and interviewed by media outlets such as Forbes, CNN, Fox News, Miami Herald, Sun Sentinel, The Real Deal and many others. Rodrigo has a law degree from Universidad Santa Maria in Caracas, Venezuela; and is considered a pioneer in the raising of private equity from Latin America to fund construction of commercial real estate projects in Florida; authored a book in 2013, Real Estate Development and EB-5 Visas, explaining the federal immigration visa program that grants Green Cards to foreign investors.

THE CREATIVE DEALMAKER: A LIFE BUILT UPON THE ROCK

Self-Help

AZPURUA, RODRIGO E.

Motivational

Independently published

Health Care Reboot - Megatrends Energizing American Medicine - injects a much-needed dose of optimism into the national health care debate. The book makes a compelling case that a series of powerful trends are leading the nation’s health care system toward greater quality, safety, access, and affordability. The trends include historic breakthroughs in treatments for heart disease and cancer; integration of behavioral health services into primary care; recognizing and acting upon the broad effect of social determinants of health; consumer empowerment focused on measures and outcomes that matter most to patients; paying for value rather than volume causing doctors and hospitals to shift to a newly aggressive proactive approach to caring for patients. Collectively, these trends are rebooting our health care system to better serve the needs of providers, payers, and, most importantly, patients.

Health Care Reboot: Megatrends Energizing American Medicine

Business & Money

Insurance

Forbes Books

After the Roof Caved In: An Immigrant's Journey from Ireland to America

Community & Culture

Arcade

The moving story of an Irish immigrant's life, from a poverty-stricken childhood in Ireland to becoming a captain of industry,&nbsp;After the Roof Caved In&nbsp;is a powerful, poignant look at how hard work and education enabled one young man to change his life and circumstances completely.&nbsp; Today, Michael J. Dowling is president and CEO of Northwell Health, New York state's largest healthcare provider and private employer, with over 68,000 employees and over 700 facilities. But he grew up in deep poverty in the village of Knockaderry in rural Ireland, in a small home without running water or a stable roof, in a family with little hope for improvement and a place with little opportunity--and he overcame it all to become wildly successful.&nbsp; After the Roof Caved In&nbsp;is Dowling's rags-to-riches story of his life and journey from his destitute youth to his realization of the power of education and his eventual departure from his home to attend university in Cork, and onward through his life as he gradually improved himself and his circumstances. Full of memories both fond and painful, this powerful memoir examines the family dynamics of his childhood--including the lives of his deaf mother and arthritic father--as well as the social systems of the time, the politics and concerns of the day, and the way a variety of disparate events came together to help Dowling change his life completely. Most importantly, it chronicles his lifelong effort to rise above the circumstances into which he was born and to create the sort of life he dreamed possible.&nbsp; For anyone interested in the stories of immigrants, the experiences of the Irish in the mid-20th century, or the value of hard work and education in changing one's life,&nbsp;After the Roof Caved In&nbsp;is an essential read, and a heartfelt, deeply moving meditation on an extraordinary life.&nbsp;

The moving story of an Irish immigrant's life, from a poverty-stricken childhood in Ireland to becoming a captain of industry, After the Roof Caved In is a powerful, poignant look at how hard work and education enabled one young man to change his life and circumstances completely.\nToday, Michael J. Dowling is president and CEO of Northwell Health, New York state's largest healthcare provider and private employer, with over 68,000 employees and over 700 facilities. But he grew up in deep poverty in the village of Knockaderry in rural Ireland, in a small home without running water or a stable roof, in a family with little hope for improvement and a place with little opportunity—and he overcame it all to become wildly successful.\nAfter the Roof Caved In is Dowling's rags-to-riches story of his life and journey from his destitute youth to his realization of the power of education and his eventual departure from his home to attend university in Cork, and onward through his life as he gradually improved himself and his circumstances. Full of memories both fond and painful, this powerful memoir examines the family dynamics of his childhood—including the lives of his deaf mother and arthritic father—as well as the social systems of the time, the politics and concerns of the day, and the way a variety of disparate events came together to help Dowling change his life completely. Most importantly, it chronicles his lifelong effort to rise above the circumstances into which he was born and to create the sort of life he dreamed possible.\nFor anyone interested in the stories of immigrants, the experiences of the Irish in the mid-20th century, or the value of hard work and education in changing one's life, After the Roof Caved In is an essential read, and a heartfelt, deeply moving meditation on an extraordinary life.

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