| Expressions of Mercy: Brisbane's Mater Hospitals 1906-2006 Contributor(s): Gregory, Helen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0702235520 ISBN-13: 9780702235528 Publisher: University of Queensland Pr (Australia) OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: Told against a backdrop of social and political changes as well as modern church developments, this history of the seven internationally renowned Mater Misericordiae hospitals reveals an integral chapter in the medical history of Queensland. From the gestation of the hospitals in the minds of the Sisters of Mercy through the system' s rise to eminence in health care-- one in six Queenslanders was born at a Mater hospital-- this 100-year document will remind millions of patients, nurses, and doctors of the hospitals' touching, high-quality approach. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | History - Medical | Health Care Delivery - History | Australia & New Zealand - General |
| Dewey: 362.110 |
| LCCN: 2006280165 |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 6.67" W x 9.4" (2.34 lbs) 388 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Australian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This publication tells the history of the Mater Misericordiae hospitals, from their gestation in the minds of a remarkable group of women, the Sisters of Mercy, to their eminence in health care in Queensland. The story of the hospitals is told against a backdrop of social, political and medical changes. |