A patient needs surgery and will remain in the hospital on Shabbat: which weekly Torah reading should he choose to miss?

This source-based Torah study examines the question: A patient needs surgery and will remain in the hospital on Shabbat: which weekly Torah reading should he choose to miss? It follows the canonical Hebrew discussion through the weekly portion and the classical sources cited there, preserving the distinctions and review status of the original. This localized layer is for study and discovery only; it is not a practical halakhic, medical, legal, safety or pastoral ruling.