The modern hospital evolved from both military garrisons and poorhouses. It wasnt until the mid-19th century that facilities with a wider purpose were founded in Detroit to combat diseases like cholera, tuberculosis, and mental illness. Religious institutions and benevolent societies established homes and treatment centers for the ill and abandoned, while public institutions were created for the very first time. This fascinating pictorial history of health care in the Detroit area features over 200 photographs and postcards of early hospitals, sanitariums, and orphanages, and the kindhearted...
The modern hospital evolved from both military garrisons and poorhouses. It wasnt until the mid-19th century that facilities with a wider purpose were...
