"Read this if you want to go to heaven...but not via the hospital! This book is your 'get out of the hospital alive' card--it will put years on your life!" -Edward A. Taub, M.D. Lanny Taub, M.D. A framework of common sense and wisdom for anyone who must bear the burden of severe illness and advanced institutional medical treatment. -Keith Burnett, M.D., Diplomate, American Board of Radiology Hospitals can be dangerous to your health! Your mission: stay out of them! But if you do need to go in for anything serious, BE PREPARED. And this book will show you how. Richard Stevens, one of the most successful businesspeople in America, is also a survivor of a heart transplant, colon cancer, a coma, and acute thrombosis. In this eye-opening book, you'll learn what you must do to keep yourself out of hospitals...and how to maximize the likelihood that if you do need hospitalization, you'll survive not just your illness but your medical care! Doctor- and hospital-caused mistakes are two of the leading killers in our society. You and your loved ones deserve the knowledge about how to keep yourself healthy now...and healthy and alive if hospitalization is ever something you need. This book will save your life!