American Catholic hospitals a century of changing markets and missions / [electronic resource] :
Barbra Mann Wall.
- New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2011.
- xv, 238 p. : ill.
- Critical issues in health and medicine .
- Critical issues in health and medicine. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
From sisters in habits to men in suits -- A "precarious" economic scene -- Religion, gender, and the public representation of Catholic hospitals -- Regardless of color, race, creed, or financial status -- Catholic hospitals and the federal government -- Harassed by strikes or threats of strikes -- Practical solutions to complicated problems -- "S" stands for "Sister," not "stupid."
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9780813551081 (electronic bk.)
Catholic hospitals--History--United States--20th century. Catholic hospitals--History--United States--21st century. Social change--History--United States--20th century. Social change--History--United States--21st century. Catholic hospitals--Marketing--History.--United States Catholic hospitals--Social aspects--History.--United States Nuns--History.--United States Nursing--Religious aspects--History. Medical care--Religious aspects--Catholic Church--History.