title: Institutionalized ambiguity. Conflict and continuity in the American hospital.
abstract: A closer look at historical attitudes toward hospitals illuminates contradictory expectations that make it difficult for the contemporary hospital to define and fulfill its role.
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006761:Hospitals / Q000266:history*; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000266:history; D015279:Organizational Culture; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States