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A hospital today is an institution for professional health care provided by physicians, nurses and other professionals.
Terminology
During the Middle Ages the hospital could serve other functions, such as almshouse for the poor, or hostel for pilgrims. The name comes from Latin hospes (host), which is also the root for the English words hotel, hostel, and hospitality. The modern word hotel derives from the French word hostel, which featured a silent s, which was eventually removed from the word; French for hospital is hôpital.
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Byberry Mental Hospital - Many pictures of the inside and out, with a map, stories, facts, and video footage of the inside. Check it out and sign the guestbook.
Meta Description: [ This site has many pictures, with a map, video, and stories of the Byberry Mental Hospital ]
Byberry State Hospital - Recent photographs by Shawn O'Boyle of abandoned mental hospital buildings at Byberry State Hospital in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry) - A site of photography and exploration of abandoned asylums, focusing on the Philadelphia State Hospital (aka Byberry), its history and present condition.
Meta Description: [ A site dedicated to abandoned building preservation in the Eastern Penndylvania area ]
