Outlines of a Plan for a Free City Hospital (Classic Reprint)

Bücher

Angebote / Angebote:

Excerpt from Outlines of a Plan for a Free City HospitalThe subject Of further Hospital accommodations is one which, so long ago as 1849, was strongly pressed upon the attention Of the City Government, by the gentlemen who had the experience of treating the epidemic cholera Of that year, in the temporary Hos pital erected for that purpose on Fort Hill. This experience had proved to them and to others the many advantages of such an institution, while, at the same time, it exposed the great deficiency of the sanitary arrangements of the city for such an emergency.The plan at that time met a favorable reception, and Obtained a favorable report of the committee, and a most generous-hearted Offer from the Hon. John P. Big elow, then Mayor, but it was not consummated. The subject was again brought to the attention Of the Coun cil in 1858, in an able report by Alderman Wightman, in favor of a new free Hospital, and a recommendation which resulted in the purchase of the Lying-in Hospi tal building. This, however, was subsequently resold, and the matter remains to this day in sz'la.For certain classes Of the sick, ample provision is now made, viz: for those who can be taken care of at their own houses, for the insane, for most surg ical accidents and cases requiring Operations, and for many others, at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and for sick persons immediately from sea, at the Quarantine and Marine Hospitals.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.