/tags/brian-alexander Brian Alexander en-US Copyright Fri, 04 Jun 2021 11:20:21 GMT /podcast/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-06-04/the-struggle-of-a-small-ohio-hospital-and-dire-state-of-health-care-in-america In his new book, The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town, author and journalist Brian Alexander examines the grim realities facing America鈥檚 medical industry. Alexander offers a blueprint for the crisis we鈥檙e in, a crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Fri, 04 Jun 2021 11:20:21 GMT /podcast/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-06-04/the-struggle-of-a-small-ohio-hospital-and-dire-state-of-health-care-in-america /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-06-04/the-struggle-of-a-small-ohio-hospital-and-dire-state-of-health-care-in-america In his new book, The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town, author and journalist Brian Alexander examines the grim realities facing America鈥檚 medical industry. Alexander offers a blueprint for the crisis we鈥檙e in, a crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Fri, 04 Jun 2021 11:19:55 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-06-04/the-struggle-of-a-small-ohio-hospital-and-dire-state-of-health-care-in-america /npr-news/2017-02-06/glass-house-chronicles-the-sharp-decline-of-an-all-american-factory-town Once a bustling town, Lancaster, Ohio, is now beset by unemployment, low wages and drug abuse. Brian Alexander chronicles the rise and fall of his hometown in his new book, Glass House. Mon, 06 Feb 2017 19:35:00 GMT /npr-news/2017-02-06/glass-house-chronicles-the-sharp-decline-of-an-all-american-factory-town