Institutionalized Ambiguity: Conflict and Continuity in the American Hospital

Rosenberg, Charles

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Rosenberg, Charles E. 1989. Institutionalized ambiguity: Conflict and continuity in the American hospital. Second Opinion 12: 62‑73.

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.