User:Afv513/History of hospitals

This sandbox draft is for an expansion of a existing article over history of hospitals, specifically the section "20th and 21st centuries" as there is almost nothing provided. As of now the focus of the article addition is technological implementation on primarily American hospitals for the 20th century.

20th and 21st centuries (Article Draft)
Following the rapid growth of American cities in the 1870's, demand for centralized care rose and with it came fourth voluntary hospitals. Inspired by religion or charity, voluntary hospitals became admired for their nobility. Being private, financial support was drawn from politicians and businessmen hoping to earn favor from the public for their generosity. With the capacity to expand, hospitals began to compete for patients in part through a greater number of services using advancements in medical technology made in 20th century.

In the year after the discovery of x-ray in 1895, many experiments were conducted to serve medical results including during a surgery by John Hall-Edwards and over a fracture in Eddie McCarthy's wrist by Gilman and Edward Frost. With great potential, hospitals all over the world grabbed onto the new technology. The Glasgow Royal Infirmary in Scotland is credited with having the first radiology department, headed by Dr. John Macintyre. In America, the Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia purchased an X-ray machine in 1897, though data suggests it wasn't widely used until 1925 likely.

Response to Peer Review
It was suggested to identify the "why" of the use of new technologies, I agree it would be a good lead into my paragraphs of technological implementation. Although it was perceived to be strange having the same citation after each sentence, I will be keeping citations after each sentence to avoid a sentence being seen without a supporting reference. I will continue to expand my article beyond its one topic over x-rays.

In the second review over my partner, my work was mentioned stating it was good to show examples of hospitals adapting the technology which I appreciate and will continue to identify hospitals credited with using technology first or if any innovation occurred. In questioning if I will add anything for the 21st century, I will debate renaming the title of my section when I add it to the main article to just over the 20th century. I agree I should recognize the difficulties with the implementation of technologies and it will be my next addition to the x-ray section, suffering not wide-spread use, if I can find the source justifying it.