| A Once Charitable Enterprise: Hospitals and Health Care in Brooklyn and New York 1885 1915 Contributor(s): Rosner, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521242177 ISBN-13: 9780521242172 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $138.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1982 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 362.110 |
| LCCN: 81021725 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Social and Emotional Development |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.17 lbs) 246 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This 1982 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. |