Contemporary institutions whose primary function is direct patient care, from single flagship hospitals to multi-site medical centers. Belongs here: a working hospital or medical center currently providing clinical care, whatever its size or renown. Does not belong here: a hospital chiefly notable today as a historic or premodern institution rather than for its current clinical operation, grouped under historic and premodern hospitals, or an institution whose primary identity is research or education even where it also treats patients, such as a cancer research and treatment center or an academic medical school, each grouped separately by that primary function.
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WikipediaHospital, modern hospital development, era
By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, medical advancements such as anesthesia and sterile techniques that could make surgery less risky, and the availability of more advanced diagnostic devices such as X-rays, continued to make hospitals a more attractive option for treatment.
Hospital, modern hospital development, kind
By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, medical advancements such as anesthesia and sterile techniques that could make surgery less risky, and the availability of more advanced diagnostic devices such as X-rays, continued to make hospitals a more attractive option for treatment.
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