The Formation of the Swiss Hospital System (1840–1960)

An Analysis of Surgeon-Modernisers in the Canton of Vaud

Pierre-Yves Donzé (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

221 Seiten

2023 | 1st ed. 2022
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-981-19-3913-6 (ISBN)

Artikel merken

This book offers an analysis of the formation of contemporary hospital systems between the mid-19th century and the mid-20th century. Based on extensive archival material and a broad international literature review, it focuses on the case of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, and uses a triple approach that discusses technological innovations, hospital management, and health policy. This research is a major contribution to the history of medicine which gives a unique overview of the formation of contemporary hospital systems.

Pierre-Yves Donzé is a professor in business history at the Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University, Japan, and a visiting professor at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. He is a member of the councils of the European Business History Association (EBHA) since 2016 and the Business History Society of Japan since 2017, and a co-editor of the international journal Business History.

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Surgeons of the Canton of Vaud in the 19th and 20th centuries.- Chapter 3: Management and Organisation at the Cantonal Hospital of Lausanne.- Chapter 4: The transformation of regional hospitals.- Chapter 5: Building a hospital policy.- Chapter 6: Conclusion

Erscheinungsdatum	23.08.2023
Zusatzinfo	1 Illustrations, color; 18 Illustrations, black and white; XIV, 221 p. 19 illus., 1 illus. in color.
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
Schlagworte	healthcare policy • hospital management • Hospital Planning • Surgeon Modernisers • Swiss Hospital System • technological innovations
ISBN-10	981-19-3913-6 / 9811939136
ISBN-13	978-981-19-3913-6 / 9789811939136
Zustand	Neuware