With rib tips and Thanksgiving turkeys, a friendship developed between patient and doctor at Cook County Hospital. (Michael Tercha, Chicago Tribune)

Nick Digilio

Cook County ICU: 30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases

by: Dan Sugrue

Posted: Sep 9, 2015 / 06:38 AM CDT

Updated: Sep 9, 2015 / 06:38 AM CDT

With rib tips and Thanksgiving turkeys, a friendship developed between patient and doctor at Cook County Hospital. (Michael Tercha, Chicago Tribune)

by: Dan Sugrue

Posted: Sep 9, 2015 / 06:38 AM CDT

Updated: Sep 9, 2015 / 06:38 AM CDT

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From treating some of the first AIDS patients before the disease even had a name to dealing with a man who claimed to be radioactive, Dr. Cory Franklin saw and experienced a lot in his 20 plus years as the director of the Cook County Intensive Care Unit. He shares those stories and talks about his new book Cook County ICU: 30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases in this conversation with Nick Digilio