A Once Charitable Enterprise : Hospitals and Health Care in Brooklyn and New York, 1885-1915

This work, examines the transformation of American hospitals from a series of community- based charitable institutions into the large, bureaucratic system that existed by the end of the Progressive era. Originally published in 1986. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. This work, examines the transformation of American hospitals from a series of community- based charitable institutions into the large, bureaucratic system that existed by the end of the Progressive era. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Contents Preface Introduction 1. Health care and community change 2. Embattled benefactors: the crisis in hospital financing 3. Social class and hospital care 4. Conflict in the new hospital 5. Taking control: political reform and hospital governance 6. Consolidating control over the small dispensary: the doctors, the city, and the state 7. The battle for Morningside Heights: power and politics in the boardroom of New York Hospital 8. Looking backward Notes on sources Notes Select bibliography Index