Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital

The Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital is the first public health hospital in the United States. This hospital treated more than 1 million immigrants. This hospital is on two man made islands. The hospital consisted of four operating rooms, women's ward, pediatric ward, maternity ward and psychiatric ward. This hospital had the state of the are laundry room. The second island was a contagious disease hospital which was founded by Red Cross founder Florence Nightingale. Florence Nightingale was the founder of modern nursing. This hospital was made for immigrants coming to America. Although it was beneficial for immigrants, it did break up families. Depending on the disease some people got deported due to the disease. Some children were abandoned or deported because if they were found to have a fuvus which is a fungal disease of the scalp. Also they had the option to stay in the hospital for a year but some immigrant families could not afford that which led to abandonment or deportation. Now most counties have a general hospital that treats not only immigrants but also U.S citizens. For example, Zuckerberg San Francisco General hospital treats people of various backgrounds in the Bay Area. It San Francisco General is one of the best trauma centers in the Bay Area.

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