Today's American Minute — Healthcare & Hospitals Pioneered Christian Charity - American Minute with Bill Federer
Hospitals & Healthcare began with Christian Charity - American Minute with Bill Federer
Healthcare & Hospitals Pioneered Christian Charity - American Minute with Bill Federer
In this era, the wealthy had doctors visit them at their homes, but the poor were primarily cared for at Catholic hospitals. By 1789, there were 6,000 Sisters of Charity running 426 hospitals in France. They also ran hospitals in countries across Europe, such as Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Silesia.