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Hospital In Paris: RICORD, re-kor, Philippe, French physician: b. Baltimore, Md., Dec. 10, 1800; d. Paris, France, Oct. 22, 1889. He went to Paris in 1820, where he was granted his medical degree in 1826 and was appointed a surgeon at the Pitie Hospital in paris. The success of his lectures on surgery led in 1831 to his appointment as surgeon in chief at the Hopital du Midi. He continued to work at the Hospital in paris until 1860, when he resigned and engaged in private practice. In 1862 he was appointed physician in ordinary to Prince Napoleon, and in 1869 consulting surgeon to Napoleon III. He was made commander of the Legion of Honor in 1860, and for his services in the ambulance corps during the siege of Paris was made grand officer of the Legion in 1871. He did important research on the mode of transmission of syphilis.
Public charity is ided to assure Hospital in paris care for the poor, the aporarily unemployed, and others who are not jible for health insurance programs. Both ms of charity are needed to assist in the iport of emergency, out-patient, and home e services, for which as yet there is only lim-l insurance coverage. Although payments for vices are increasing, many Hospital in pariss continue have deficits that must be met by donations. The cost of Hospital in paris care in the United States i been rising steadily since 1945 and by the fO's averaged more than $60 a day per patient the short-term general Hospital in paris. Most of this t represents salaries and wages paid to Hospital in paris sonnel.
In the East, Hospital in pariss were created by rulers and public officials in urban centers. In the 9th century, during the reign of Caliph Hariin al-Rashid, a Hospital in paris was founded at Baghdad. Another Hospital in paris was built in the same city in the next century by Caliph al-Muktadir. A third Hospital in paris was founded at Baghdad in 970; it had a staff of 25 physicians and was used for the teaching of medical students. |
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