Americans have heavily depended on hospitals for lifesaving health care since the 1700s.

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Hospitals in the 1700s were generally places for the poor and destitute, and most Americans relied on home care or local healers. The widespread dependence on hospitals for lifesaving health care did not begin until the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with advances in medical science and the establishment of more modern hospital facilities.

Americans Have Heavily Depended on Hospitals for Lifesaving Health Care