Ward 402
New York Times Best Seller List
WARD 402: Published in 1973 by George Braziller, Inc., it is the story of an intern on the children’s ward of a great hospital who is confronted by the angry parents of a dying child as extraordinary means are used to keep her alive. The experience teaches him much more about the human body and spirit than any anatomy class. The book raises many questions pertinent to issues confronting us today, including euthanasia and the need for health car reform. WARD 402 is preeminently a book for our time, a story that touches the lives of all of us today, and that only a dedicated physician is equipped to tell.
WARD 402 was optioned for a made for television movie.
The book was translated into three languages.
A Must Read!
“This book will wrench your heart, precisely because it has a heart of its own. It’s not just another doctor book; it is the story of a children’s ward in a big hospital, filled with people, filled with doctors and nurses all working to keep these people alive, all avoiding like the plague any mention of death…. The account is shocking enough, but the ending is the real shocker. Glasser writes with passion and with an uncommon skill at choosing exactly the right words. WARD 402 is a triumphant exposition of the human will.” – Newsday
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