Reply to Dr. J. Marion Sims' Pamphlet, Entitled "the Woman's Hospital in 1874" (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Clear, documented rebuttal of an inside hospital dispute from the 1870s.

A detailed, firsthand look at the governance and records of the Woman’s Hospital as seen through the eyes of Peaslee, Emmet, and Thomas. The book argues that the Medical Board acted with integrity and reveals how records were kept and interpreted during Dr. Sims’s contested resignation.

From the closing years of the Civil War era into the late 1870s, this edition presents a point-by-point defense of the hospital’s rules, its governance, and its practice. It scrutinizes how hospital records were kept, how statistics were used, and how disagreements between medical staffs and governing boards were handled. The authors discuss the roles of the Medical Board, the Governors, and the House Surgeons in a tense, high-stakes professional environment.

The text invites readers to weigh competing claims, examine the handling of resignations, and consider the broader questions of professional ethics, accountability, and institutional governance in a historical medical setting.

• Explore the dynamics between the Medical Board and the Board of Governors during a major dispute.
• See how hospital records and statistics were used in arguments about performance and policy.
• Understand the authors’ defense of governance decisions and their view of professional conduct.
• Get context for 19th-century debates on hospital governance and medical accountability.

Ideal for readers of medical history, 19th-century reform, and anyone interested in how hospitals balance governance, ethics, and patient care.

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