The General : a history of the Montreal General Hospital / edited by Joseph Hanaway and John H. Burgess.

Main entry:

General (Hanaway)

Title & Author:

The General : a history of the Montreal General Hospital / edited by Joseph Hanaway and John H. Burgess.

Publication:

Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : Published for the Montreal General Hospital Foundation by McGill-Queen's University Press, [2016]
©2016

Description:

xxiv, 731 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
A corrected version of pages 180-203 is available on the website of McGill-Queen's University Press--See loosely inserted errata slip.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued also in electronic format.
Dust jacket.
Library copy: accompanied by a printout of the corrected version of pages 180-203.

Summary:

"Officially founded in 1821, The Montreal General Hospital is recognized as a pioneering institution in North America for the many developments in medical research discovered there and is also known for its early association with the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University--the first medical school in Canada. Covering nearly 200 years of history, The General relates the story of the hospital from its early development and founding to the transition and aftermath of its incorporation into the McGill University Health Centre in 1997. With contributions that show the perspectives of clinicians, nurses, surgeons, professors, and administrators, chapters chronicle particular departments and specializations of the hospital, including cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, obstetrics, emergency medicine, pathology, and radiology, with several more chapters focused on nursing, administration, and governance. Among the major turning points in the history of the hospital were the introduction of autopsy pathology by Sir William Osler, the debut of the electrocardiograph by Thomas Cotton in 1914, the discovery of a malignant tumour marker by Phil Gold and Samuel Freedman in 1965, its transformation from a community hospital serving anglophone Montreal to an internationally recognized academic centre during the 1950s and '60s, and changes in governance due to the 1970 Quebec Medicare Act. Both a collective reminiscence and an extensive institutional history, The General is an engaging account of one prominent hospital's origins and transformations throughout the years."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9780773546851 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0773546855 (cloth ; alk. paper)
(ePDF)
9780773598645

Subject:

Montreal General Hospital History.
Hôpital général de Montréal
Hôpital général de Montréal Histoire.
Montreal General Hospital.
Hospitals Québec (Province) Montréal History.
Hospitals, General history
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Hôpitaux Québec (Province) Montréal Histoire.
Médecine Histoire 19e siècle.
Médecine Histoire 20e siècle.
Hospitals.
Quebec
Québec Montréal.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Hanaway, Joseph, 1933- editor.
Burgess, John H., 1933-2021, editor.
Burgess, John H., 1933- editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 294563
Call No.: BIB 239978
Copy: printout
Notes: corrected version of pages 180-203
Status: Available

Location: Library main 294429
Call No.: BIB 239978
Status: Available

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