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This dimension names the person or order credited with founding a medical institution. Wikipedia notes that "historically, hospitals were often founded and funded by Christian religious orders, or by charitable individuals and leaders." Browsing this way collects every institution founded by the same person or order.

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Founding Era
1890 1
Institution Kind
hospital 1
Founder
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1. Hospital (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Hospital, 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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