Brian Alexander, back right, talks to the crowd about his book during a meeting at Gathering Volumes.
Brian Alexander, back right, talks to the crowd about his book during a meeting at Gathering Volumes.

Author Brian Alexander was in town July 6 to discuss his nonfiction book “The Hospital,” which was released in March.

Gathering Volumes bookstore hosted the discussion.

The book follows residents of Bryan, Ohio, in their journies with the local hospital, which Mr. Alexander said is losing money, making it vulnerable to big health systems seeking domination.

One story in the book is about Phil Ennen, …