No Other Medicine Children of Healthcare Corruption This story is as fitting – and chilling – in 2011 as it was in 1973! A must read for anyone who’s ever seen a blood pressure cuff wrapped around their child’s arm - or their own. – Michael Sutherland, the attorney afflicted with cystic fibrosis, and his friend, Dr. Ross Manchester, foster dad to an abandoned infant, join forces to confront the business of healthcare corruption, as the story weaves in, around, and back again. – Marilyn Pelletier, the nurse determined to do right, no matter the consequences, and despite the warnings. – Tracy Thomas, brilliant 5-year-old pianist, who enters the hospital for a simple tonsillectomy, and leaves totally deaf. – Vincent Fossari, M.D., arrogant, powerful, oppressive dictator who rules the pediatric clinic. Dr. Fossari is a monster. – No Other Medicine questions the depravity of the forces at work in our health care industry, in a way that will get into the hearts and minds of anyone who has ever been a patient, cares about patients, or will be a patient one day. Sadly, few things have changed today. – It is a story about how evil individuals penetrate the health professions and the horrifying consequences that result. And readers are brought right into the thick of it with authenticity and passion. – But this book is also about hope and aspirations. It’s about surprises in unintended positive consequences. – On one side are those motivated by patient needs, excellent outcomes, and professional integrity, and are dedicated to their patients. – On the other side are those motivated by greed and power. – When the setting is health care, this conflict triggers death and destruction, which become the ultimate story line.

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