TY - THES AB - The outpatient clinic is one of the newest developments in hospital history. Its main function is the same as that of the inpatient service, care of the sick. Yet it differs because it cares for ambulatory patients.  The early purpose of the outpatient department was to provide medicines to the destitute sick, hence the name dispensary.  AD - University of Oregon AU - Freeburg, Mary E. DA - 1932-1941 DO - 10.6083/bpxhc43759 DO - doi ID - 43759 KW - Outpatients KW - Hospitalization KW - Ambulatory Care L1 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43759/files/Freeburg.Mary.ETD.pdf L2 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43759/files/Freeburg.Mary.ETD.pdf L4 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43759/files/Freeburg.Mary.ETD.pdf LA - eng LK - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43759/files/Freeburg.Mary.ETD.pdf N2 - The outpatient clinic is one of the newest developments in hospital history. Its main function is the same as that of the inpatient service, care of the sick. Yet it differs because it cares for ambulatory patients.  The early purpose of the outpatient department was to provide medicines to the destitute sick, hence the name dispensary.  PB - University of Oregon PY - 1932-1941 T1 - Out patient clinics TI - Out patient clinics UR - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43759/files/Freeburg.Mary.ETD.pdf Y1 - 1932-1941 ER -