A Never Event

De: Evelyn V. McKnight, Travis T. Bennington

Narrado por: Ralph Morocco

In the small, farming community of Fremont, Nebraska, townspeople eagerly welcomed an acclaimed doctor as the first full-time oncologist at the new, local cancer treatment center. But the fanfare soon turned into a nightmare. During chemotherapy treatments, 857 patients who were already waging the fights of their lives against cancer were inexplicably exposed to the deadly, blood-borne hepatitis C virus. At least ninety-nine of them contracted the lethal illness. The horror was unprecedented as this was the largest healthcare-transmitted outbreak of hepatitis C in American history, and remains so to this date.

A Never Event - a term used to describe a preventable medical tragedy - is a searing account of the health challenges these patients encountered and their quest for justice, as well as the painstaking investigation to uncover the source of the outbreak. It s a story of recklessness, deception and betrayal by the person these patients should have been able to trust the most: their physician, a man who, when the outbreak was discovered, fled the US for his native country in the Middle East. Written by a survivor of the tragedy and an attorney who represented many of the victims, A Never Event is a wake-up call to medical and legal communities nationwide.

©2008, 2010 Evelyn V. McKnight and Travis T. Bennington (P)2014 Evelyn V. McKnight and Travis T. Bennington

Engaging Presentation of an Emotionally Difficult Story to Hear

This story was profoundly difficult to hear because of the pain and suffering the Hep C victims had to endure. However, I am grateful the authors had the courage to share the truth. It is a well-written book, with excellent narration.

Can’t get past the robot narration

I really want to finish this book but I may have to resort to reading instead of listening, the narration is HORRIBLE

Chilling story

I enjoyed the story due to it's subject matter, and the fact that it occurred near my home & I'd never heard of it. The authors address how the media stayed away from this story. The reader was somewhat robotic, and I ended up speeding up the narration a bit. The last half of the book was pretty legal, which was hard for me to get through, but it was part of the story & remained interesting. I just don't have a legal mind. Those that do will enjoy the legal side of the story, too.

Very Informative

I remember when this happened, but didn't realize how absolutely malignant this doctor was. The lives he ruined are unforgivable.
The ability of other doctors, administrative personnel, and professionals to turn a blind eye is sickening. Not wanting to get involved prolonged this tragedy.
Lawyers get a bad name often, but if EVER there was a time for good lawyers to get involved to help these people, this was the case. Well done!
This book is well written, and narrator is good, but I did increase ipod to 1.5 speed.
I believe this book will stick in my mind for a very long time.