New England Hospitals 1790-1833

xii, 282 pp. Includes engravings and plans of New England hospitals. "In 1790 few New Englanders had ever seen a hospital. By 1833, when the Worcester State Asylum opened, the institution had become a New England tradition. In this early period the hospital was, as it is in our time, an institution devoted to healing the sick, a center of research and teaching, a challenge to the architect, and the ground of endless financial and administrative stuggle and growth. Dr. Eaton places this early development of American hopitals in its cultural perspective." Keywords: NEW ENGLAND HOSPITALS AMERICAN HISTORY MEDICAL MEDICINE FIRST EDITION