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Old 09-27-2010, 06:43 PM   #303
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Originally Posted by kennyc View Post
And according to Wikipedia (again) hospitals seem to have originated more from inns/hostels than something put together in the sense of today's hospitals:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital

Seems little to do with church/religion in origin according to that entry.
Indeed, in addition to other early institutions for the care of the sick, the article goes on to state, "Institutions created specifically to care for the ill also appeared early in India. King Ashoka is said to have founded at least eighteen hospitals ca. 230 B.C., with physicians and nursing staff, the expense being borne by the royal treasury."
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