The Organization, Construction and Management of Hospitals, with Numerous Plates and Details

viii, 600 pp. A history of the organization, construction and management of hospitals, illustrated with plates and details. Includes: Introduction; Historical; Organization of Hospitals; Officers and Authority; The Medical and Surgical Staff; Plans for the Assignment of Patients; Discipline and Rules Governing Staffs; Organizing of Training Schools; General Construction; Location of Hospitals; Orientation of Hospital Buildings in Relation to Sunlight; Masonry; Carpentry; Fireproofing; Plumbing; Plastering; Painting; Electric Work; Ventilation and Heating; Iron; Roofing and Sheet Metal Work; Floors and Wainscots; Illumination; Refrigeration; Equipment in Construction; Hospitals for Towns of about 5,000 Inhabitants; General Consideration of Hospital Plans; General Supplies; Hospital Finances.