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The Rural Hospital
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Hospital Utilization
This is the report of an international study on hospital utilization in nine regions of eight countries in two continents. This book presents a new method of assessing needs and demands for hospital care. The new method is based on a detailed analysis of hospital utilization by population groups defined by their age, sex, way of life and socio-economic status. It enables both the motivation for demanding hospital care and the actual consumption of such care to be measured. One of the outcomes of the study was to show the corre- lation between the pattern of hospital utilization and the level of socio-economic development.
Hospital Legislation and Hospital Systems
In most countries the hospital is a central feature of the health services, and in many it accounts for a high proportion of the cost of those services. Who invited to a survey of hospital legislation and systems of hospital organization in various parts of the world. On the basis of the information obtained they have drawn up a classification of the major systems of hospital organization in current use, described in detail the hospital systems of a number of selected countries, and outlined what they consider to be the general trends in this field of health care.
The Formation of the Swiss Hospital System (1840–1960)
This book offers an analysis of the formation of contemporary hospital systems between the mid-19th century and the mid-20th century. Based on extensive archival material and a broad international literature review, it focuses on the case of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, and uses a triple approach that discusses technological innovations, hospital management, and health policy. This research is a major contribution to the history of medicine which gives a unique overview of the formation of contemporary hospital systems.
