Major Historical Development of Hospitals in the United States
During the 18th century, the United States did not have the formal institutions of health care that are commonly referred to as hospitals. As a result, the sick were attended to by the medical practitioners at the comfort of their homes. There were numerous challenges that characterized by this form of health care provision (Jonas, 2003). For instance, the majority of the medical practitioners did not own the necessary expertise and equipments that are applied in the administration of health care. This is an attribute that had negative implications on the standard of health care that was being rendered by ...