ENGLISH

A Once Charitable Enterprise: Hospitals and Health Care in Brooklyn and New York 1885-1915 (Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Modern History)

By David Rosner

Book information

Year
2004
ISBN
9780511572470, 0521528623, 0521242177, 0511572476, 9780521242172, 9780521528627
LCC
RA982.N49 R676 1982
Open Library ID
OL3781627M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9186149 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
248\241
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book examines the changes in hospital care in New York that occurred around the turn of the twentieth century. It represents a fundamental departure from traditional medical history, which has usually emphasised 'progress' through science and technology. Professor Rosner identifies the economic, political and demographic pressures that brought about a reshaping of the health care system, and analyses the dramatic reorganisation of hospitals that took place. He also discusses major scientific advances such as the discovery of anaesthetic properties of ether, nitrous oxide and chloroform, and the consequent increase in surgical solutions to medical problems.

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