Marine Hospital Service
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The Marine Hospital Service was a 19th-century U.S. federal organization that provided medical care to merchant seamen and evolved into the modern United States Public Health Service.
Aliases (5)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal agency
→
public health organization → |
| appliesTo |
merchant seamen
→
officers of the U.S. merchant marine → |
| country |
United States of America
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| dissolvedOrAbolished |
early 20th century
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| employed |
nurses
→
physicians → public health officers → sanitary engineers → surgeons → |
| fieldOfWork |
epidemic control
→
maritime medicine → public health → |
| foundedBy |
United States Congress
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| hasAuthorityOver |
federal marine hospitals
→
federal quarantine stations → |
| hasMainTask |
operating marine hospitals
→
protecting the health of the U.S. merchant marine → providing medical care to merchant seamen → |
| hasPart |
Marine Hospital Service Commissioned Corps
→
network of marine hospitals → |
| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| inception |
1798
→
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| jurisdiction |
U.S. ports and coastal areas
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| legalBasis |
Act for the relief of sick and disabled seamen
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| location |
Atlantic coast of the United States
→
Gulf coast of the United States → Pacific coast of the United States → inland river ports of the United States → |
| notableWork |
inspection of immigrants for communicable diseases
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management of federal quarantine stations → quarantine enforcement at U.S. ports → |
| operatedBy |
United States federal government
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| partOf |
United States Treasury Department
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| predecessorOf |
United States Public Health Service
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| serviceProvided |
disease surveillance at ports
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inpatient hospital care → outpatient medical care → quarantine inspection → sanitary inspection of ships → vaccination of seamen → |
| significantEvent |
centralization of marine hospitals under federal control
→
creation of a commissioned medical corps → evolution into the United States Public Health Service → expansion into national public health functions → renaming as the United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service → |
| successor |
United States Public Health Service
→
United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
United States Public Health Service
→
United States Public Health Service ("Public Health and Marine Hospital Service") → |
predecessor |
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Marine Hospital Service
("Marine Hospital Service Commissioned Corps")
→
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hasPart |
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U.S. Marine Hospital (Charleston, South Carolina)
("United States Marine Hospital system")
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namedAfter |
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U.S. Marine Hospital (Charleston, South Carolina)
("United States Marine Hospital Service")
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partOf |
|
Marine Hospital Service
("United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service")
→
|
successor |