>From Hotel to Hospital

FROM HOTEL TO HOSPITAL Hospitality, shelter, foreigners, strangers; all these words bring the meaning hotel to mind. At first, that is exactly what a hospital was. The word ‘hospital’ derives from the Latin word ‘hospes’ meaning guest. Gradually these places catered to the aged and sick, and a variety of institutions came into being. During the Medieval period people started to realize the need for social assistance for sickness or other mishaps. From the Muslim …

…the last ten years all date back to the beginning of those so called “hotels.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Works Cited Hayes, Carlton, and Parker Moon. “Ancient and Medieval History.” New York: MacMillian Company, 1935. Manco, Jean. “Shelter in Old Age.” 23 Spet. 1999. http://www.jams.swinternet.co.uk/Bath/Medieval/Shelter.htm (13 Mar. 2001). Markham, Margaret. “Medieval Hospitals.” 17 Sept. 1996 http://www.wantage.com/museum/Local_Hisotry/Medieval_Hospitals.html (18 Mar. 2001). Rosen, George. “Hospitals in the Middle Ages.” Encyclopedia Americana. 1991.