Union Army hospitals

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:U.S._Army_Medical_Department
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:U.S._government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Union Army hospitals
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableEvent spread of infectious diseases
use of hospital ships
use of anesthesia
development of triage system
establishment of convalescent camps
establishment of pavilion-style hospitals
high mortality rates from disease
improvements in sanitation
influence on modern military medicine
introduction of Red Cross principles
introduction of ambulance corps
introduction of medical record-keeping
large-scale nursing involvement
use of hospital tents
use of hospital trains
use of volunteer aid societies
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Armory_Square_Hospital
gptkb:Harewood_Hospital
gptkb:Satterlee_General_Hospital
Lincoln General Hospital
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Clara_Barton
gptkb:Walt_Whitman
gptkb:Dorothea_Dix
gptkbp:numberOfFloors over 200
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:purpose treatment of wounded soldiers
treatment of sick soldiers
gptkbp:relatedTo Christian Commission
Confederate Army hospitals
Sanitary Commission
gptkbp:staffedBy nurses
volunteer nurses
military surgeons
gptkbp:treatment wound care
amputation
disease management
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Georgeanna_Woolsey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8