{"product_id":"american-catholic-hospitals-a-century-of-changing-markets-and-missions-paperback-softback-9780813576442","title":"American Catholic Hospitals; A Century of Changing Markets and Missions (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813576442","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAmerican Catholic Hospitals\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Century of Changing Markets and Missions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBarbra Mann Wall (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813576442\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 January 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e260 pages, 11 illustrations, 3 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e— Carol K. Coburn, Spirited Lives: How Nuns Shaped Catholic Culture and American Life, 1836-1920\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e— Choice\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAmerican Catholic Hospitals\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e— Catholic Historical Review\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eAmerican Catholic Hospitals\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Health Progress\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAmerican Catholic Hospitals\u003c\/i\u003e offers a tremendous amount of new material and refreshing perspectives on current health care system challenges in the United States.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Sioban Nelson, Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e— American Catholic Studies\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAmerican Catholic Hospitals\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e— Journal of the American Medical Association\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAmerican Catholic Hospitals\u003c\/i\u003e, Barbra Mann Wall chronicles changes in Catholic hospitals during the twentieth century, many of which are emblematic of trends in the American healthcare system.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWall 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFrom sisters in habits to men in suits\u003cbr\u003e A \"\u003cbr\u003eprecarious\"\u003cbr\u003e economic scene\u003cbr\u003e Religion, gender, and the public representation of Catholic hospitals\u003cbr\u003e Regardless of color, race, creed, or financial status\u003cbr\u003e Catholic hospitals and the federal government\u003cbr\u003e Harassed by strikes or threats of strikes\u003cbr\u003e Practical solutions to complicated problems\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eS\"\u003cbr\u003e stands for \"\u003cbr\u003eSister,\"\u003cbr\u003e not \"\u003cbr\u003estupid.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559357116696,"sku":"9780813576442","price":25.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/american-catholic-hospitals-a-century-of-changing-markets-and-missions-paperback-softback-9780813576442","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}