Abstract
The first industrial hospital in America opened in 1840 in Lowell, Massachusetts. The Lowell Corporation Hospital was sponsored by the town's textile employers for ninety years. This article analyses the contextual complications surrounding the employers' sustained funding of the hospital.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 45-64 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Medical History |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2013 |
Keywords
- medical history
- industrial hospital
- Lowell Corporation Hospital