6 Significant Hospitals
© Jenifoto/Fotolia Hospitals have a history that reaches back to ancient times. Here are six notable ones—some still fulfilling their original purpose, others with new functions—in Africa, Europe, and North America. Earlier versions of the descriptions of these hospitals first appeared in 1001 Amazing Places You Must See Before You Die , edited by Richard Cavendish (2016). Writers’ names appear in parentheses. Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal (Montréal, Québec, Canada) The Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal was the first hospital established in Montréal and is one of the oldest in North America. The ...
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