| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Contributor(s): Katz Ph. D., Beatrice (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0738561967 ISBN-13: 9780738561967 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: In 1883, a group of women, concerned about conditions for children in Cincinnatias hospitals, proposed establishing a hospital for children. The hospital was incorporated in November 1883 and opened a few months later in a rented three-bedroom house. The hospital admitted 38 children in its first year, and Episcopal bishop Thomas Jaggar, president of the board of trustees, reported that it offered its young patients athe best medical and surgical treatmenta as well as athe tenderest careaaa description as true today as it was 125 years ago. From its modest beginnings, Cincinnati Childrenas Hospital Medical Center has become one of the nationas most distinguished centers for pediatric care, research, and education. It is a trusted resource in Greater Cincinnati and a national and international referral center. Scientists at Cincinnati Childrenas have made research contributions that have advanced pediatric medicine at home and around the world. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Medical | History - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical |
| Dewey: 362.110 |
| LCCN: 2008927845 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6.5" W x 9.24" (0.87 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Cincinnati, Ohio - Geographic Orientation - Ohio - Cultural Region - Midwest |
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| Publisher Description: In 1883, a group of women, concerned about conditions for children in Cincinnati s hospitals, proposed establishing a hospital for children. The hospital was incorporated in November 1883 and opened a few months later in a rented three-bedroom house. The hospital admitted 38 children in its first year, and Episcopal bishop Thomas Jaggar, president of the board of trustees, reported that it offered its young patients the best medical and surgical treatment as well as the tenderest care a description as true today as it was 125 years ago. From its modest beginnings, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center has become one of the nation s most distinguished centers for pediatric care, research, and education. It is a trusted resource in Greater Cincinnati and a national and international referral center. Scientists at Cincinnati Children s have made research contributions that have advanced pediatric medicine at home and around the world." |
Contributor Bio(s): Katz Ph. D., Beatrice: - Beatrice Katz, Ph.D., has chronicled Cincinnati Children s history over the last 23 years as a writer in the hospital s marketing and communications department. She worked with longtime hospital employees and leaders to compile this fascinating history of the journey that took Cincinnati Children s from a small house to an international leader in pediatric care. |