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Monasteries were also important in the development of hospitals throughout the Middle Ages, where the care of sick members of the community was an important obligation. These monastic hospitals were not only for the monks who lived at the monasteries but also the pilgrims, visitors and surrounding population. [ 62 ]
In continental Europe the new hospitals generally were built and run from public funds. Nursing was professionalized in France by the turn of the 20th century. At that time, the country's 1,500 hospitals were operated by 15,000 nuns representing over 200 religious orders.
The name of this era of history derives from classical antiquity (or the Greco-Roman era) of Europe. Though, the everyday context in use is reverse (such as historians reference to Medieval China ). In European history, "post-classical" is synonymous with the medieval time or Middle Ages , the period of history from around the 5th century to ...
Up to 1400, as many as 60 hospitals were founded. Many of these hospitals also served as leper houses or leper colonies. Cowan & Easson together with Hall identify about twenty Leper Houses. [f] The best indicator of the remains or site of a Medieval hospital is the use of the phrase "spital" in place names.
Jersey: See List of hospitals in Jersey, Category:Hospitals in Jersey; There are two hospitals in Jersey: Jersey General Hospital, St Helier and the St Saviour's Hospital, St Saviour [6] Svalbard : There is a hospital in Longyearbyen , the largest settlement on the archipelago.
The Catholic Church established many of the world's modern hospitals. The Catholic Church is the largest non-government provider of health care services in the world. [1] It has around 18,000 clinics, 16,000 homes for the elderly and those with special needs, and 5,500 hospitals, with 65 percent of them located in developing countries. [2]
Hospital Building ("darüşşifa") of Divriği Great Mosque, Seljuq period, 13th century, Turkey. Many hospitals were developed during the early Islamic era. They were called Bimaristan, or Dar al-Shifa, the Persian and Arabic words meaning "house [or place] of the sick" and "house of curing", respectively. [92]
Pages in category "English medieval hospitals and almshouses" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.