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American Catholic Hospitals
A Century of Changing Markets and Missions
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English
Published/Copyright:
2016
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In American Catholic Hospitals, Barbra Mann Wall chronicles changes in Catholic hospitals during the twentieth century, many of which are emblematic of trends in the American healthcare system.
Wall explores the Church's struggle to safeguard its religious values. As hospital leaders reacted to increased political, economic, and societal secularization, they extended their religious principles in the areas of universal health care and adherence to the Ethical and Religious Values in Catholic Hospitals, leading to tensions between the Church, government, and society. The book also examines the power of women--as administrators, Catholic sisters wielded significant authority--as well as the gender disparity in these institutions which came to be run, for the most part, by men. Wall also situates these critical transformations within the context of the changing Church policy during the 1960s. She undertakes unprecedented analyses of the gendered politics of post-Second Vatican Council Catholic hospitals, as well as the effect of social movements on the practice of medicine.
Author / Editor information
BARBRA MANN WALL is the Thomas A. Saunders III Professor in Nursing at the University of Virginia School of Nursing. Her book Unlikely Entrepreneurs: Catholic Sisters and the Hospital Marketplace, won the 2006 Lavinia Dock Award for Best Book, American Association for the History of Nursing.
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"American Catholic Hospitals is fair, balanced, insightful, and intriguing. The story Wall tells—a story about a significant segment of the US health care system—is meticulously documented. Readers will find her study to be illuminating, even inspirational."
— Journal of the American Medical Association"In American Catholic Hospitals, Barbra Mann Wall traces the ways Catholic hospitals have accommodated changes both within the church and in society over the last century. Her book is well researched and a fascinating read."
— Health Progress"Wall presents a compelling and well-documented narrative of the dynamic transformation of Catholic hospitals in twentieth-century America. Drawing on records from Catholic congregations throughout the United States, she reveals an admirable perseverance of religious caregivers, demonstrated by their willingness to adapt to socioeconomic forces often inimical to charitable care."
— American Catholic Studies"Wall provides solid scholarship and engaging insight into the historic and contemporary contributions of American Catholic hospitals and their ability to adapt and serve amid the changing landscapes of church and state, culture wars, and healthcare reforms of the 20th century."
— Carol K. Coburn, Spirited Lives: How Nuns Shaped Catholic Culture and American Life, 1836-1920"American Catholic Hospitals offers a tremendous amount of new material and refreshing perspectives on current health care system challenges in the United States."
— Sioban Nelson, Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto"American Catholic Hospitals is meticulously researched and well written. Although it is certainly appropriate for both undergraduate and graduate students, general readers also will find it to be an excellent overview of the history of the changes that Catholic health-care institutions have undergone in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries."
— Catholic Historical Review"Wall traces the nursing and management roles of nuns and brothers in church-related US health care institutions. This well-documented volume will be a useful addition for collections supporting academic programs in public health, hospital administration, bioethics, and divinity, and for comprehensive collections in the history of medicine. Recommended."
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Illustrations and Tables
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Acknowledgments
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Abbreviations
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Chapter 1. From Sisters in Habits to Men in Suits
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Chapter 2. A Precarious Economic Scene
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Chapter 3. Religion, Gender, and the Public Representation of Catholic Hospitals
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Chapter 4. Regardless of Color, Race, Creed, or Financial Status
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Chapter 5. Catholic Hospitals and the Federal Government
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Chapter 6. Harassed by Strikes or Threats of Strikes
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Chapter 7. Practical Solutions to Complicated Problems
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Chapter 8. S Stands for “Sister,” Not “Stupid”
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Notes
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Index
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June 22, 2020
eBook ISBN:
9780813551081
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eBook ISBN:
9780813551081
Keywords for this book
Catholic hospitals; twentieth century; trends; American healthcare system; religion; religious values; Catholicism; Christianity; rising tensions; church; ethical dilemmas; problems arise; church issues; changing rules; government issues; tensions in society; women in power; feminism; church sisters; significant authority; gender disparity; social movements; medical practices; hospitals; doctors; nurses; changing society; new concepts; rising conflicts; gendered politics; post-Second Vatican Council; struggles; religious beliefs; Catholic nuns; harassment; fighting for justice; strikes; threats; practical solutions; complicated problems
Audience(s) for this book
For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
