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History of the Charity Hospitals of Louisiana [electronic resource] : A Study of Poverty, Politics, Public Health and the Public Interest
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roberts, Jonathan.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Voluntary hospitals--History--Louisiana.
- Voluntary hospitals.
- Poor--History--Hospital care--Louisiana.
- Poor.
- Hospitals, Public--history.
- Delivery of Health Care--history.
- History, 18th Century.
- History, 19th Century.
- History, 20th Century.
- Louisiana.
- Medical Subjects:
- Hospitals, Public--history.
- Delivery of Health Care--history.
- History, 18th Century.
- History, 19th Century.
- History, 20th Century.
- Louisiana.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (362 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is the first definitive, descriptive history of the Charity Hospital System of Louisiana, a story of how poverty, politics, public health, public interest, race, gender, and class, shaped the long history of one of the most storied public healthcare systems in the state and nation, to be published in a single volume. Over a period of more than 270 years, a total of ten charity hospitals were established in different venues of the state and evolved into one of the most celebrated public healthcare systems in the country.
- Contents:
- A HISTORY OF THE CHARITY HOSPITALS OF LOUISIANA: A Study of Poverty, Politics, Public Health, and the Public Interest; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Timeline of the Charity Hospital System; Timelines of the 10 Charity Hospitals of Louisiana; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One - Early Development of Public Hospitalsin the United States and Louisiana, 1735-1876; Chapter 1 - History of Public Hospitals in the United States: An Overview; Chapter 2 - Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans
- Chapter 3 - Louisiana State University Hospital at ShreveportPart Two - Charity Hospitals in Louisiana, 1938-1951; Chapter 4 - Huey P. Long Medical Center at Pineville; Chapter 5 - University Medical Center at Lafayette; Chapter 6 - Lallie Kemp Medical Center at Independence; Chapter 7 - E.A. Conway Medical Center at Monroe; Chapter 8 - Bogalusa Medical Center at Bogalusa; Part Three - Charity Hospitals in Louisiana, 1958-1978; Chapter 9 - W.O. Moss Regional Medical Center at Lake Charles; Chapter 10 - Earl K. Long Medical Center at Baton Rouge
- Chapter 11 - Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center at HoumaPart Four - The Impact of Race, Gender, and Class on the Development of Charity Hospitals in Louisiana; Chapter 12 - African Americans in the Charity Hospitals; Chapter 13 - Women in the Charity Hospitals; Chapter 14 - The Poor in the Charity Hospitals; Part Five - The Future of Charity Hospitals of Louisiana in the Twenty-First Century; Chapter 15 - The Impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the Charity Hospital System; Chapter 16 - Conclusion: Enduring Legacy, New Challenges; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-1778-8
- OCLC:
- 828299223
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