RT Book, Section
T1 Hospital systems in latin america: transformation and change, 1960s–2020s
A1 Fernández Pérez, Paloma
A1 Matus-López, Mauricio
K1 Hospital Systems
K1 Latin America
K1 Physicians
K1 Beds
AB Emerging economies have not received as much attention as the more developed Western economies in the scientific historical analysis of their health systems. This chapter contributes new knowledge that can help fill the numerous gaps in our understanding of the historical evolution of Latin American health indicators and compares these indicators with those of other regions. The chapter sets out one of the first historical series on the number of hospital beds, physicians, and nurses per inhabitant for the entire region of Latin America over six decades. The findings, despite the limitations stemming from the sources and the criteria with which data were collected in each country, provide one of the first historically grounded comparative and comprehensive overviews, including country-specific insights not previously available. The chapter also identifies a chronology of the key periods of change in these long-term indicators with respect to the evolution of healthcare systems in the region.
PB Springer
YR 2023
FD 2023-06-15
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/23267
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/23267
LA en
NO Fernández Pérez, P., Matus M. (2023) Hospital systems in Latin Americatransformation and change, 1960s–2020s. En Fernández Pérez, P (ed. lit.). Business history of hospitals in the 20th century: entrepreneurship, organization, and finances, pp. 163-176
NO Dpto. Economía, Métodos Cuantitativos e Historia Económica
DS RIO
RD May 13, 2026