A history of the Pennsylvania Hospital / Kristen A. Graham.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Graham, Kristen A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History.
• Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.).
• State hospitals--Pennsylvania--History.
• Hospitals, State--history.
• State hospitals.
• History.
• Philadelphia.
• History, Modern 1601-.
• Pennsylvania.

Medical Subjects:

• Hospitals, State--history.
• Philadelphia.
• History, Modern 1601-.

Physical Description:

128 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Other Title:

History of Pennsylvania Hospital

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : History Press, 2008.

Summary:

On the eve of the American Revolution, Pennsylvania Hospital opened its doors as a provincial charity for the physically and mentally ill. In a matter of decades, it became not only America's first "voluntary" hospital, but also the home of the first apothecary, medical library and surgical amphitheatre. From its radical conception by a group of extraordinary colonists, the hospital has evolved into a world-renowned facility that treats over 225,000 patients a year. In A History of the Pennsylvania Hospital, Kristen Graham introduces the people and ideas that guided Pennsylvania Hospital through numerous wars and social and economic crises, landing it at the forefront of healing, learning and innovation.

Contents:

• Roots of the nation's first hospital
• Psychiatry
• Medical library and historic collections
• The dreaded circular room
• Obstetrics and gynecology
• Nursing at Pennsylvania Hospital
• Buildings, artwork, and grounds
• Pennsylvania Hospital : a timeline.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

• 9781596295674
• 1596295678

OCLC:

237195045