• Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital

Sheri Fink's "Five Days at Memorial" is a gripping non-fiction account of the harrowing events at Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Trapped without power and dwindling supplies, doctors and nurses faced impossible choices caring for patients. The book delves into ethical dilemmas, allegations of euthanasia, and a controversial legal investigation.

This Pulitzer Prize-winning story explores survival, loss, and difficult decisions made when society's rules break down. Fink's meticulous research reconstructs events through interviews, offering a nuanced understanding of disaster response, medical ethics, and the limits of responsibility.

• Author: Sheri Fink
• ISBN: 9780307718983
• Genre: Non-fiction, Investigative Journalism, Medical Ethics
• Awards: Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award
• Publisher: Crown
• Publication Date: September 21, 2010