The Last Grasp

About the Book

This lighting-paced debut novel draws you inside the exciting, hidden world of America’s largest industry, health care, as it is being transformed.  Moving from corporate boardrooms where ambitious men and women battle for control of the huge flood of money involved - - - to the operating theaters and emergency departments where physicians face life and death battles of another dimension.  This sweeping story’s twists and turns are as unexpected as they are important.  The inter-connected players in the story, with their conflicting goals, personalities and tensions collide in a stunning finale.  This is a must read tale of major significance and interest not only for everyone working in health care, but for all Americans.

About the Author

James Webster MD is a professor of Geriatric Medicine at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, Illinois. His medical activities include research, teaching, clinical practice and a variety of leadership positions. He is the author of over one hundred scientific publications and the recipient of numerous awards from medical and public service organizations. He and his wife of forty-six years live in Lakeside, Michigan.