Rules And Orders Of The Public Hospital In The Town Of Cambridge, Founded By Dr. Addenbrooke (1778)

By Hospital Addenbrooke's Hospital and Addenbrooke's Hospital

""Rules And Orders Of The Public Hospital In The Town Of Cambridge, Founded By Dr. Addenbrooke"" is a historical document that outlines the rules and regulations of Addenbrooke's Hospital in the year 1778. The hospital was founded by Dr. John Addenbrooke, a wealthy physician who left a significant portion of his estate to establish a hospital for the sick and poor of Cambridge. The book provides a detailed account of the hospital's organization and governance, including the roles and responsibilities of the hospital's officers and staff. It also outlines the procedures for admitting patients, managing their care, and discharging them. In addition to the hospital's internal operations, the book also includes information on the hospital's relationship with the wider community. It outlines the hospital's obligations to provide care for the poor and indigent, as well as its responsibilities to report cases of infectious disease to the local authorities. Overall, ""Rules And Orders Of The Public Hospital In The Town Of Cambridge, Founded By Dr. Addenbrooke"" provides a fascinating insight into the early days of one of the UK's most well-known hospitals. It offers a glimpse into the challenges of providing healthcare in the 18th century, as well as the values and principles that underpinned the hospital's founding mission.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1169440371
• ISBN13: 9781169440371
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 26 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"