Szpitale w służbie dawnego społeczeństwa polskiego.Próba typologizacji

Szpitale w służbie dawnego społeczeństwa polskiego.Próba typologizacji

Marian Surdacki

Hospitals in the service of the former Polish society. An attempt to typologize.

From the beginning of Christianity to the Enlightenment charity was carried
out in hospitals, which constitute the basic form of social welfare. In the
old days the hospital was basically asylum, having the character of caring,
not like in these days of treatment. On the Polish territory were several
types of hospitals: Convents Hospitals parishes asylum. The main group
of patients wasn't sick people. In medieval and modern times Hospitals are
generally institutions that were to care everyone in need. In those days was
also a samll group of Special Hospitals who was care a special pauperes
category, eg. in patients suffering from infectious diseases, women, priests,
children, representatives specialists, converts, pilgrims, students. This
article is about typology of Hospitals and about on their due to their
destiny.

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