Tuesday, April 6, 2010

A History of the Charity Hospitals of Louisiana: A study of povery, politics, public health, and the public interest

The Tulane Office of Medical Education held an event on April 6th regarding the history of the Charity Hospital System in Louisiana. The speakers were the co-authors of a new book on the topic, Dr. Jonathan Roberts and Dr. Thomas J. Durant, Jr. A limited number of signed editions of the book, A History of the Charity Hospitals of Louisiana: A study of Poverty, Politics, Public health, and the Public Interest are available for sale in the Tulane University Health Sciences Center Bookstore.

A table of contents for the book is available on the publisher's website, Mellen Press.

The Rudolph Matas Library had a display of Charity Hospital images and items from
the historical collection.

A copy of the book is available in the Rudolph Matas Library. It is currently located on General Reserve for use within the Library - WZ 24 R6431 2010

Image of
Dr. Jonathan Roberts (center front) and Dr. Thomas J. Durant, Jr. signing books after the book presentation event on April 6, 2010.