Accommodating the Chinese : the American hospital in China, 1880-1920 / Michelle Renshaw.

New York ; London : Routledge, 2005.

xxii, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

The historical context -- The hospital-in time and space -- Chinese institutions the protestant missionaries met -- The physical hospital -- Early days-adapted buildings -- Putting down roots-the doctor-builder -- The arrival of architects -- Financing the hospital enterprise -- Who should pay? -- Who did pay? -- The patient's experience -- Entering a hospital -- Life on the ward.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-295) and index.

English text, with some terms in Chinese characters.