Evolving Hospitals
Evolving Hospitals in U.S. Healthcare System
Hospitals have been a long central figure in health care environment and the image of hospitals have evolved. As the second largest private-sector employer, hospitals have a major economic impact. They have adapted to major growth and medical advancements dating back as early as the mid- 1751. When the nation’s first hospital was built in Philadelphia, it was based on the idea from a physician Thomas Bond which was "to care for the sick poor of the Province and for the reception and care of lunaticks" (Penn Medicine, 2017). In an era of swift changes in the way American receive and pay for health care, hospitals are facing extraordinary pressures to keep up with the changes or be left behind. It
Hospitals have been a long central figure in health care environment and the image of hospitals have evolved. As the second largest private-sector employer, hospitals have a major economic impact. They have adapted to major growth and medical advancements dating back as early as the mid- 1751. When the nation’s first hospital was built in Philadelphia, it was based on the idea from a physician Thomas Bond which was "to care for the sick poor of the Province and for the reception and care of lunaticks" (Penn Medicine, 2017). In an era of swift changes in the way American receive and pay for health care, hospitals are facing extraordinary pressures to keep up with the changes or be left behind. It