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Burned Out

Name: Burned Out
Rating: 4.3 (5500 reviews)
Author: Dean Mafako

Dean Mafako January 16, 2023

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Eric Philson came to the Children’s Hospital of Biloxi with a goal — to build the cardiac intensive care unit from the ground up. The physician faces insurmountable the devastating aftereffects of a hurricane, deprivation of essential staff and resources, and a cardiac surgeon resistant to change. Dr. Philson will do whatever it takes to help improve the care for children, until the job begins to take a toll on his free time, marriage, and health. How much is he willing to sacrifice? Working hundred-hour weeks, overcoming the impossible, and facing personal ruin are only the start of what he will face. Does he have the grit and determination to do what’s right, even if it costs him everything?

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