A Once Charitable Enterprise: Hospitals and Health Care in Brooklyn and New York 1885-1915

by David Rosner

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521242177
• ISBN13: 9780521242172
• Release Date: September 1982
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"