This dimension sorts medical institutions by their basic kind, a hospital, a medical school or a public health agency. Wikipedia notes that "hospitals are classified as general, specialty, or government depending on the sources of income received." Browsing by kind keeps institutions of the same basic type grouped together.
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1. Bimaristan (Wikipedia)
WikipediaBimaristan, Harun al-Rashid Baghdad hospital, era
The first bimaristan proper was more likely the one founded by the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid (r. 786-809) in Baghdad, a state hospital in 787.
Bimaristan, Harun al-Rashid Baghdad hospital, kind
The first bimaristan proper was more likely the one founded by the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid (r. 786-809) in Baghdad, a state hospital in 787.
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Three Facts About the Premodern Hospitals This Atlas Groups Together
The subcategory node itself: the premodern hospitals this essay collects facts about.
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