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THE EVOLUTION OF CHARITY CARE OF THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND

Cartabuke, Richard Henry
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1244056325

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2009, Master of Arts, Case Western Reserve University, History.
Hospitals are charitable institutions and, as such, should be responsive to those in need of medical treatment. As the ability to afford healthcare becomes increasingly difficult, it is necessary to trace the origins and ways in which hospitals have historically defined and handled their charitable obligations. This paper will examine the development and transformation of charitable care, and those factors that have contributed to the change in charitable care, that University Hospitals of Cleveland has provided from its inception through the twentieth century. The central argument is that, as payment for health services moved away from the patient to third parties, the hospital commitment to charitable care diminished. This trend will be demonstrated using financial and patient data from University Hospitals of Cleveland from 1872 to 1930. In addition, the paper suggests future avenues of investigation with regard to charity care and the University Hospitals Health System.
Jonathan Sadowsky, PhD (Advisor)
James Edmonson, PhD (Committee Member)
John Grabowski, PhD (Committee Member)
51 p.
American History; Economic History; Health Care; History; Public Health
University Hospitals of Cleveland; charity care; Medicare; Lakeside Hospital; Cleveland City Hospital

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  • Cartabuke, R. H. (2009). THE EVOLUTION OF CHARITY CARE OF THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1244056325

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Cartabuke, Richard. THE EVOLUTION OF CHARITY CARE OF THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND. 2009. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1244056325.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Cartabuke, Richard. "THE EVOLUTION OF CHARITY CARE OF THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1244056325

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