| 2015 | Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital | J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize Project source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize | |
| 2014 | Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Five Days at Memorial | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award | |
| 2013 | Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Current Interest | |
| 2013 | Five Days At Memorial: Life And Death In A Storm-Ravaged Hospital | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · General Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Five Days at Memorial | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Social Sciences | |
| 2013 | Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | Five Days at Memorial | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | Five Days At Memorial | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2013 | Five Days at Memorial | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Five Days at Memorial | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Five Days at Memorial | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Five Days at Memorial | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Five Days at Memorial | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top Ten | |