The Care of Strangers : The Rise of America's Hospital System

Rosenberg, Charles E. (Editor)

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ISBN 10: 0465008771 ISBN 13: 9780465008773

Published by Basic Books, Inc, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1987

Language: English

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The Care of Strangers : The Rise of America's Hospital System

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Basic Books, Inc, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Publication Date

1987

Language

English

ISBN 10

0465008771

ISBN 13

9780465008773

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Hardcover

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Good

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Book

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Looks at the ways American hospitals have changed since the nineteenth century, and discusses medical education, and hospital administration

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As hospitals are now an intrinsic part of health-care delivery, the information in Rosenberg's well-researched , carefully documented book may astonish readers. It traces the modern hospital from its origins in the 19th-century almshouse to the post-World War I period , when the hospital achieved status as an institution for the middle and upper classes. More narrowly focused than Paul Starr's Social Transformation of American Medicine ( LJ 11/1/82), The Care of Strangers emphasizes improved standards for training health professionals and accelerated technological developments as the factors that gave hospitals recognition. Engrossing for general and informed readers. Best Hospitals in America could almost be described as a Michelin Guide. The authors have selected more than 60 outstanding hospitals nationwide and have provided a thumbnail sketch of each facility. They include a statistical profile, a list of nationally known specialists on staff, specialty areas, research interests, and information on admissions policies and charges. They do outline criteria for selection, but have omitted a number of noteworthy institutions. Nonetheless, the sophisticated (and affluent) patient can use this guide to identify the institution best suited to his or her needs anywhere in the country.Carol R. Glatt, N.J. Bioethics Commission, Trenton
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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