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

Pennsylvania Hospital Library - History WX 28 AP4 P3G 2008 [Reference]
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University Archives UPP9505 G739 2008
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Van Pelt Library RA982.P52 P46 2008
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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

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