RT1 QUIZ TOM
Arab hospitals
(such as those established at Baghdad and Damascus and in Cördoba in Spain) were notable for the fact that they admitted patients regardless of religious belief, race, or social order.
Knights Hospitallers of the Order of John
established in 1099 in the Holy Land a hospital that could care for some 2,000 patients. It is said to have been especially concerned with eye disease, the first of the specialized hospitals, new name St. John Ambulance
Westminster Hospital
established in 1719
Guy's Hospital
established in 1724
London Hospital
established in 1740.
St. Benedict of Nursia (at Montecassino)
founded early in the 6th century, where the care of the sick was placed above and before every other Christian duty
Hospital of the Holy Ghost
founded in 1145 at Montpellier in France established a high reputation and later became one of the most important center in Europe for the training of doctors
Leprosy
has been known for centuries to be contagious.
Military and veterans' hospitals
have been provided by the federal government
ALOS
the average length of stay The amount of time that a patient spends in a hospital bed
administrator
the chief executive officer of the hospital and is responsible to the board.
12th century
the number of hospitals grew rapidly in Europe.
average bed occupancy rate
the percentage of available beds actually occupied per day or per month.
Mental health facilities
traditionally have been the responsibility of state or provincial governments
1880-1940
tuberculosis hospitals provided rest, relaxation, special diets, and fresh air, and even if the tuberculosis was in an early stage, a stay of more than two years was thought necessary to effect a healing of the disease
dietary department and housekeeping
2ND Largest department in any hospital
Hötel Dieu of Paris
660
431 BCE
Brahmanic hospitals were established in Sri Lanka
William Penn
English Quaker leader Established almshouses in Philadelphia in 1713
Specialized health and medical care facilities
Hospitals that specialize in one type of illness or one type of patient
14th century
In ________, there may have been some 7,000 leper houses in France alone, and some of the earliest hospitals in England were established for lepers.
Sweden
In ___________, most hospital operating costs are financed by public revenues collected by regional governments.
Europe
In_____________, the financial support of services in hospitals tends to be collectivized, with funding provided through public revenues, social insurance, or a combination of the two.
Healthcare environment
It is the creation of a healthful atmosphere and milieu at a healthcare setting in which a patient is undergoing treatment.
1644
Jeanne Mance, a French noblewoman, built a hospital of ax-hewn logs on the island of Montreal; this was the beginning of the Hötel-Dieu de St. Joseph
230 BCE
King Ashoka established a chain of hospitals in Hindustan
nursing
Largest department in any hospital
NHS
National Health Service
Middle Ages
Religion continued to be the dominant influence in the establishment of Hospitals
100 BCE
Romans established hospitals (Valetudinaria) for the treatment of their sick and injured soldiers
370 CE
St. Basil the Great established a religious foundation in Cappadocia that included a hospital, an isolation unit for those suffering from leprosy, and buildings to house the poor, the elderly, and the sick
331 CE
Start of the Modern Concept of hospitals with Roman emperor Constantine I (Constantine the Great), having been converted to Christianity abolished all pagan hospitals and thus created the opportunity for a new start
Hospital de Jesus Nazareno
The first hospitai in North America was built in Mexico City in 1524 by Spanish conquistador Hernån Cortés
Pennsylvania Hospital
The first incorporated hospital in America (Philadelphia) obtained a charter from the Crown in 1751.
Crusades
The growth of hospitals accelerated (began at the end of the 11th century)
hospital Board
The legally constituted governing body of the the efficient management of the hospital establishes policy and, on the advice of a medical advisory board, appoints a medical staff and an administrator. It exercises control over expenditures and has the responsibility for maintaining professional standards.
monastic institutions
__________ are the greater number of hospitals established during the Middle Ages (more than 2,000.)
first hospital in the territory of the present day United States
a hospital for soldiers on Manhattan Island, established in 1663
infirmitorium
a place to which their sick were taken, for treatment
Hötel Dieu du Précieux Sang
established by the French, is a hospital in Canada in 1639 at Quebec City still in operation (as the Hötel-Dieu de Québec)
Modern hospital
also often serves as a center for investigation and for teaching.
Hospital
an institution that is built, staffed, and equipped for the diagnosis of disease, for the treatment, both medical and surgical, of the sick and the injured, and for their housing during this process.
teaching hospitals
are affiliated with undergraduate and postgraduate education of professionals at a university provide up-to-date and specialized therapeutic measures and facilities unavailable elsewhere in the region.
1540
dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII (which put an end to hospital building in England for some 200 years)
Lazar houses
hospitals for individuals with infectious disease were established throughout Europe in the Middle Ages to isolate those with leprosy, at that time a common disease, from the community
1736-1787
hospitals were established outside London in at least 18 cities
comorbidity
is the presence of two more unrelated diseases or disease processes in a single patient
healthcare
is the second fastest growing sector in the country
end of the 15th century
many cities and towns supported some kind of institutional health care
General Hospitals
may be academic health facilities or community-based entities. They are general in the sense that they admit all types of medical and surgical cases, and they concentrate on patients with acute illnesses needing relatively short-term care
General hospitals
often also have a formal or an informal role as teaching institutions.
(the order of the) Sisters of St. Joseph
oldest nursing group organized in North America
11th century
one of the first medical schools in Europe ultimately grew at Salerno
Bed less hospitals
provide strictly ambulatory (outpatient) care and day surgery.
4000 BCE
religions identified certain of their deities with healing.The temples of Saturn, and later of Asclepius in Asia Minor, were recognized as healing centers.
United States
rely heavily on private insurance funds.
renal dialysis
removal of wastes from the blood by passing it through semi-permeable membranes, in the artificial kidney
Hotel Dieu of Lyon
was opened in 542
the Little Hospital
was opened in Edinburgh in 1729.
first voluntary hospital in England
was probably established in 1718 by Huguenots from France
Developing countries
which contain a large proportion of the world's population