Caring For The Sick- Hospitals and home

Question 1

Hospitals

Answer 1

• on the rise
• by 1500,estimated 1,100 hospitals.ranging in size from a few beds to hundreds.
• 30% hospitals were owned and run by churches
• rest were set up thanks to endowment (rich person left money in will)
• Insane and pregnant patients often rejected.some hospitals had special beds reserved for unmarried mothers
• usually staffed by monks and nuns
• share beds
• focus on caring than curing

Question 2

Home

Answer 2

• majority cared for at home

* women expected to take on this role