A Once Charitable Enterprise: Hospitals and Health Care in Brooklyn and New York, 1885-1915
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A Once Charitable Enterprise: Hospitals and Health Care in Brooklyn and New York, 1885-1915
By (Author) David Rosner
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
28th June 2016
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Health systems and services
362.11094741
Physical Properties
Hardback
246
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
624g
Description
This work, examines the transformation of American hospitals from a series of community- based charitable institutions into the large, bureaucratic system that existed by the end of the Progressive era. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-p
Reviews
"Opening with an engaging description of the informal working of late 19th-century medical practice, Rosner captures health care at a moment of crucial transitions."--Technology and Culture
