[The first European-style hospital in Georgia and its surgical activities].
The article reviews activities of Tbilisi Military Hospital (MTH) during the period from 1808 to 2007. The information disseminated in periodicals and other sources of information was studied. The surgical activity of the hospital is the main subject for the review. The MTH played significant role in the development of social medicine study and research of relevant curative climate resources, in the establishment of Borzhomi, and other. The hospital stuff was active member of Imperial Caucasian Medical Society. The high experience of the stuff gained hospital the name of highest, 4-th level degree. The surgical activities promoted further development of narcosis. first surgical department in Tbilisi State University, the high level of medical services at the time of Second World War and for the peace time also. The three main periods of TMH's activities are covered in the article.
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D005846:Georgia (Republic); D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000266:history*