The Modern Hospital


The Modern Hospital was a journal founded by Otho Ball, "an ophthalmologist who was interested in the business administration of hospitals."
They published year books, and their Gold Medal was given as recognition of "a significant contribution to the literature of hospitals and hospital service."
Their publisher, McGraw Hill Publications, closed the magazine in 1974.

Reporting

The magazine wrote about new hospitals and conditions in existing ones. Smithsonian magazine wrote about Modern Hospital 1942 coverage of proposed windowless hospital rooms: "in the 1940s it was a shocking proposal" since it violated "a fundamental assumption: In order to remain disease-free and health-giving, hospital spaces required direct access to sunlight and fresh air."
One of their features was "hospital of the month".

Competition

Among competing periodicals of the magazine's era were: