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

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Edition: 1
Release: 2009-10-30
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN/ASIN: 0773438866
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This book is the first definitive, descriptive history of the Charity Hospital System of Louisiana to be published in a single volume. It is 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. The lack of a definitive published history of such a monumental and enduring system of acute-care hospitals was a major factor in the decision to write this book. A second factor was the inspiration derived from the work of the late John Salvaggio, a charity physician, who authored an excellent book, entitled "New Orleans' Charity Hospital: A Story of Physicians, Politics, and Poverty." Although Salvaggio's book helped fill the void in the literature on the charity hospitals, it only covered the New Orleans hospital, which is one of ten charity facilities in the state, and focused primarily on the role of physicians in the history of the hospital. Earlier wo Download A History of the Charity Hospitals of Louisiana for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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MEDICINE & CHARITY BEFORE CL (Studies in the Social History of Medicine)

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Release: 1991-11-22
Publisher: Other
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN/ASIN: 0415057418
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"Medicine and Charity Before the Welfare State" offers a broad perspective on the relationship between charity and medicine in Western Europe between the Middle Ages and the advent of welfare states in the 20th century. Medical history is analyzed not just as an integral part of social history, but as offering a powerful insight into relations between donors, practitioners, patients and the wider society. Through detailed case studies, the authors highlight significant differences between Britain, France, Italy and Germany, and offer a critical vocabulary for grasping the issues raised. The publication of this book reflects recent developments relating to the role of charity in medicine, particularly the revival of interest in the place of voluntary provision in contemporary social policy. It emphasizes the changing balance of "care" and "cure" as the aim of medical charity, and shows how economic and political factors influenced the varying forms of charity. This book should be of int Download MEDICINE & CHARITY BEFORE CL (Studies in the Social History of Medicine) for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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Hospitals, managed care, and the charity caseload in California [An article from: Journal of Health Economics] Pdf Reviews

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Release: 2004-05-01
Publisher: Elsevier
Binding: Digital
ISBN/ASIN: B000RQYI6E
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This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Health Economics, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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We ask whether increasing HMO penetration causes hospitals to cut back on charity care using California hospital discharge data for 1988-1996. There is little evidence at the hospital level that private hospitals respond to HMOs by turning away uninsured and/or Medicaid patients. In the for-profit sector hospitals actually reduce the share of privately insured patients and increase the shares of Medicare patients and Medicaid births. Apparently, HMO penetration reduces the price paid by privately insured patients, making them relatively less attractive to for-profit hospitals. Download Hospitals, managed care, and the charity caseload in California [An article from for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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Champions Of Charity: War And The Rise Of The Red Cross Pdf

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Release: 1996-04-04
Publisher: Westview Press
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN/ASIN: 0813325269
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A character in an Evelyn Waugh novel once remarked that “There’s nothing wrong with war—except the fighting.” In Champions of Charity, John Hutchinson argues that while they set out with a vision to make war more humane, the world’s Red Cross organizations soon became enthusiastic promoters of militarism and sacrifice in time of war.The mass armies of the nineteenth century were stalked by disease and slaughtered by ever more destructive weaponry, arousing the indignation and humanitarian concern of self-appointed battlefield Samaritans, who envisioned a neutral corps of volunteer nurses who would aid and comfort wounded soldiers, regardless of nationality. But the champions of charity soon became champions of war.Florence Nightingale was among the few at the time to recognize the dangers lurking in the Red Cross vision. She refused to join, and warned its founders that the governments of the world would cooperate with the Red Cross because “it would render war more easy.