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How did the hospital come about?

Caring for the weak and sick members of society has been a problem since ancient times. But the idea of hospitals is fairly new in human history. The Greeks, for example, did not have public institutions for the care of the sick. Some of the doctors kept surgical rooms where they could work. But they were very small, and only one patient could be treated.

The Romans set up infirmaries during wartime, which were used to treat sick and wounded soldiers. Later, infirmaries arose in large cities and were supported from public funds. Roman influence was fundamental in the organization of hospitals. With the advent of Christianity, the care of the sick became the duty of the church.

In the Middle Ages, monasteries contained most of the hospitals. The nuns took care of the sick. The habit of making pilgrimages to holy places also contributed to the development of the idea of hospitals. These pilgrimages were often lengthy, and travelers were forced to stay overnight in small inns along the roads. They were called "hospitalia", or guest house (from the Latin word for "guest"). Such hotels attached to monasteries devoted themselves to the care of sick and weakened travelers. In this regard, the name "hospital" remained to indicate the place of care for the sick. Since living conditions in the Middle Ages were not very comfortable, and hygiene was not up to par, the hospitals of those days were far from clean and tidy. In some hospitals, two or more patients were in one bed.

In the 1524th century, there was a significant improvement in living conditions. People began to understand that it is the duty of the state to take care of the weak. But public hospitals did not become commonplace in the big cities of England until the 1663th century, and soon the idea of public hospitals began to spread and they appeared throughout Europe. In North America, the first hospital was built by Cortes in Mexico City in XNUMX. Among the British colonies, the first hospital was organized by the East India Company on the island of Manhattan in XNUMX.

Author: Likum A.

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