Physician and author Ricardo Nuila will talk about his acclaimed book, The People’s Hospital: Hope and Peril in American Medicine, at Boston College on September 10 at 7 p.m. in Gasson 100. The People’s Hospital details the stories of five uninsured Houstonians unable to access healthcare who ultimately receive care at Ben Taub Hospital, where Dr. Nuila works. The People’s Hospital 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. Nuila is an associate professor of medicine, medical ethics, and health policy at Baylor College of Medicine. His features and essays have appeared in Texas Monthly, The New York Times Sunday Review, 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 lecture is presented by the Lowell Humanities Series and is cosponsored by the Park Street Corporation Speaker Series. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.