Wkład żydowskiego środowiska lekarskiego w organizację opieki medycznej w Białymstoku na przestrzeni XIX-I poł. XX w.

Wkład żydowskiego środowiska lekarskiego w organizację opieki medycznej w Białymstoku na przestrzeni XIX-I poł. XX w.

Contribution of the Jewish medical milieu to healthcare organization in Białystok in the 19th and first half of the 20th century

Magdalena Grassmann

In the territory of Poland, especially in its eastern provinces, healthcare was developing with a substantial involvement of Jewish medical community. The town of Bialystok, with its well organized Jewish medical service starting from the early modern period till World War II, was an excellent example. Of particular importance were the solutions introduced in the 19th and at the beginning of the 20th century by the Jewish community of physicians, who organized modern well-equipped and fully-staffed hospital, created the first emergency service and care-providing organizations, implemented sanatorium treatment for children with tuberculosis. Medical care provided by the Jewish community enjoyed great trust and popularity in the town. Worth special note is the fact that this medical care was available for all Białystok inhabitants, irrespective of nationality and faith.

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