Changes in county hospitals during Sheldon’s tenure

Received 4 September 2002; received in revised form 7 September 2002

Abstract

Dramatic changes took place in county hospitals during Dr. Sheldon’s tenure, 1964 to 1985. The primary impact came from Medicaid and Medicare legislation in 1965. The secondary impact came as the result of the drug culture entering American cities.

Keywords: Indigent medical care, Public hospitals, Almshouses, Change, County hospitals 1964–1985

a University of California Davis School of Medicine, 2221 Stockton Blvd., 2nd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA

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PII: S0002-9610(02)01145-5

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