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The voluntary hospital movement began in the early 18th century, with hospitals being founded in London by the 1710s and 20s, including Westminster Hospital (1719) promoted by the private bank C. Hoare & Co and Guy's Hospital (1724) funded from the bequest of the wealthy merchant, Thomas Guy. Other hospitals sprang up in London and other ...
55 AD – Phoebe was nursing history's Christian first nurse and most noted deaconess. [2] 300 – Entry of Christian women into nursing. [3] c. 390 AD – The first general hospital was established in Rome by Saint Fabiola. [4] c. 620 AD – Rufaida Al-Aslamia became the first Muslim nurse.
A Short History of Nursing from the Earliest Times to the Present Day (1920)full text online; abbreviated version of her four volume A History of Nursing; also vol 3 online; Donahue, M. Patricia. Nursing: The finest art, an illustrated history. (2nd ed. Mosby, 1996), with 441 illustrations (229 in color). Goodnow, Minnie. Nursing history (9153 ...
The history of public health in the United states studies the US history of public health roles of the medical and nursing professions; scientific research; municipal sanitation; the agencies of local, state and federal governments; and private philanthropy. It looks at pandemics and epidemics and relevant responses with special attention to ...
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1852: Mercy Hospital becomes the first hospital in Illinois. 1853 October: State Convention of the Colored Citizens held in city. [7] Union Park named. [6] Oak Woods Cemetery was founded. 1854 A cholera epidemic took the lives of 5.5% of the population of Chicago. [8]
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Historical timelines show the significant historical events and developments for a specific topic, over the course of centuries or millennia. Graphical timelines provide a visual representation for the timespan of multiple events that have a particular duration, over the course of centuries or millennia.