The hospital /

Discusses the history of the hospital and its emergence into the modern facility that it is today; the professionalization of physicians, nurses, and healthcare management; the development of specialty institutions; the establishment of acceptable norms of quality care; and the growth of serious eth...

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Main Author: Grinney, Ellen Heath
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Chelsea House Publishers, [1991]
Series:Encyclopedia of health. Medical disorders and their treatment.
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Summary:Discusses the history of the hospital and its emergence into the modern facility that it is today; the professionalization of physicians, nurses, and healthcare management; the development of specialty institutions; the establishment of acceptable norms of quality care; and the growth of serious ethical issues and financial concerns.
Physical Description:107 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-95) and index.
ISBN:0791000656
0791004929 (pbk.)