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History of the Charity Hospitals of Louisiana: A Study of Poverty, Politics, Public Health and the Public Interest
Author(s): Jonathan Roberts (Author), Thomas J. Durant (Author)
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Sept. 2009
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 340 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773438866
- ISBN-13: 9780773438866
Book Description
Written and published for the first time in a single volume, this book provides a definitive and descriptive history of all ten hospitals that comprise the Charity Hospital System of Louisiana. Over a period of more than 270 years, a total of ten hosptials were established in different venues of the state and evolved into one of the most celebrated public healthcare systems in the country.
