| Echo Heron | |
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| Born | Echo Ruah Salato Troy, New York |
| Occupation | Author, Critical Care Nurse |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | College of Marin |
| Spouse | J. Patrick Heron (1967-1977), Steven J. Vermillion (2012-Present) |
| Children | Simon Heron |
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Echo Heron, born Echo Ruah Salato in Troy, New York is an author of fiction, non-fiction, mysteries and historical fiction. She is also a critical care registered nurse and an activist for patients' and nurses' rights.
Her first book, Intensive Care: The Story of a Nurse, was published by Atheneum in 1987 and quickly found a place on the New York Times' bestseller list.
Bibliography
- Non-fiction
- Intensive Care: The Story of a Nurse (1987)
- Intensive Care: The Story of a Nurse (revised 2024)
- Condition Critical: The Story of a Nurse Continues (1994)
- Tending Lives: Nurses On the Medical Front (1998)
- Emergency 24/7: Nurses of the Emergency Room (2015)
- Mooshie: Life With an Unconventional Cat (memoir) (2021)
- Fiction
- Mercy (1992)
- Historical fiction
- Noon at Tiffany's: An Historical, Biographical Novel (2012)
- Mysteries
- Pulse (1998)
- Panic (1998)
- Paradox (1998)
- Fatal Diagnosis (2000)
References
- Gribler, Nancy Klasky (May–July 2013). "Druid Heights - A Bohemian Oasis" (PDF). The Lookout. Mill Valley, California: Muir Woods Park Community Association. p. 9. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- Echo Heron's official site, retrieved May 15, 2012
- Scotia Native Echo Heron Begins Publicity Circuit As New Author, by William P. Warford; in the Schenectady Gazette; published June 12, 1987 (via Google News Archive)
- Heron, E. (1995). "An exclusive revolution interview with Echo Heron. A best-selling author shines her literary light on nursing. Interview by Suzanne Gordon". Revolution. 5 (2): 76–81. PMID 7613709.
- Echo Heron's official FAQ, "Q: Are you still working as an RN? A: I worked my last shift in an ICU in San Francisco at the end of 1994"; posted 2010; retrieved May 15. 2012
- A TALK with Echo Heron Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, at Nurseweek; by Anne Federwisch; December 5, 1997; retrieved July 6, 2011