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History of the Charity Hospitals of Louisiana : a Study of Poverty, Politics, Public Health and the Public Interest.

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 p...

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Main Author: Roberts, Jonathan.
Other Authors: Durant, Thomas.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.
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Online Access: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=543069
Related Items: Print version:: History of the Charity Hospitals of Louisiana : A Study of Poverty, Politics, Public Health and the Public Interest.
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.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (362 pages)
ISBN: 9780773417786
0773417788