Iranian Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine

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Dashti R. Investigating the Structure and Organization of Hospitals in Islamic Civilization (From the middle of the second century to the middle of the eighth century AH). IJMEHM 2020; 13 :75-90
URL: http://ijme.tums.ac.ir/article-1-6224-en.html

Muslims learned how to build a hospital using the experiences of physicians from other nations, especially Iranians, by modeling at Jundishapur Hospital, and this way set up many hospitals. In addition to building a variety of hospitals, Muslims created efficient structures and organized them based on bosses, deputies, stewards, supervisors, nurses, and the like, who served in different parts of hospitals. In Islamic hospitals, male and female physicians with various specialties treated patients regardless of religion or race. Using a descriptive-analytical approach based on library information, this research seeks to answer the question of how the structure and organization of hospitals in Islamic civilization have been. Findings of the present research verify that hospitals in Islamic civilization had a well-organized and efficient structure, and various medical departments. Findings also indicate that the structure and organization of Islamic hospitals have evolved over time.