The Work of Hospitals
Author | : William C. Olsen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2022 |
ISBN-10 | : 1978823037 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781978823037 |
Rating | : 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Work of Hospitals written by William C. Olsen and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Work of Hospitals, a volume on hospitals as clinical and social institutions, foregrounds the tensions inherent in efforts to sustain functional health services in resource-poor states. Global ethnographic research shows how clinicians and patients struggle, without adequate supplies and personnel, in times of financial austerity. The chapters document a vast gulf worldwide between the idealized mission of the hospital and the implementation of this mission in everyday practice.