The Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College in Gorakhpur, India is a government ran hospital. This hospital is one of a few that are specialized to treat pediatric patients suffering from encephalitis. India is particularly troubled by cases of encephalitis, and they even have an "Encephalitis Season" that typically runs from May to October. This is a mosquito born illness, which is particularly prevalent during the rainy season in India. Part of the treatment for this illness is continuous oxygen supply. During August of 2017, a crisis emerged when the oxygen supply at the hospital ran out in all departments. The reason for the oxygen crisis was absolutely shameful, but I won't go into that here in case anyone is interested in reading the book. The investigation in the aftermath was also shameful, but I won't give any details away on that. There was unnecessary trauma and death during this crisis.

This book was written by a doctor in the pediatrics department, who immediately rushed to the hospital when he was summoned. He tried contacting his superiors and making arrangements to get more oxygen to the hospital. I think it is very unfortunate what happened to him during the investigation into the crisis. This book is about a 7 hour listen on Audible, which is the version that I have. It is available on Audible Plus, if you are interested, but be warned that if you struggle listening to narration with an accent, you may prefer the physical copy. I had never heard of this crisis, which happened fairly recently. I learned a lot from this book.