Ricardo Nuila: The People's Hospital

Dr. Nuila is an associate professor of medicine, medical ethics, and health policy at Baylor College of Medicine, where he directs the Humanities Expression and Arts Lab (HEAL) program.

In this deeply personal talk, Dr. Ricardo Nuila—physician, writer, and author of The People's Hospital—shares stories from Houston’s Ben Taub Hospital, a public safety-net institution that redefines what compassionate, equitable healthcare can look like in America.

More broadly, his work and research on the use of arts and humanities in medical practice have been supported by the Association of American Medical Colleges, and he has received fellowships for his writing from MacDowell, Yaddo, the Logan Nonfiction Program, and the Texas Institute of Letters. His features and essays have appeared in Texas Monthly, The New York Times Sunday Review, VQR, The Atlantic, and The New England Journal of Medicine. His short fiction has appeared in The Best American Short Stories, McSweeney’s, Guernica, and other magazines.

Nuila’s stunning debut "The People’s Hospital: Hope and Peril in American Medicine," which details the stories of five Houstonians unable to access healthcare in his hometown of Houston, TX, was selected as a semi-finalist for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction and named one of the Best Books of 2023 by Amazon, Kirkus Reviews, and The Washington Post.

Hosted by the Boston College Lowell Humanities Series, this event explores:
The human cost of America’s fragmented healthcare system
How public hospitals can offer high-quality care regardless of insurance status
The intersection of medicine, literature, and social justice
The importance of culturally responsive care and community-based healing
Real patient stories that illuminate systemic gaps and inspire change

The Lowell Humanities Series is sponsored by the Lowell Institute, Boston College's Institute for the Liberal Arts, and the Provost's Office, and cosponsored by the Park Street Corporation Speaker Series.

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