history of health care

By Mark Palsulich
  • 4000 BCE

    4000 BC – 3000 BC Primitive Times

    People believed that illness was caused from demons and god being angry with them. Tribal doctors cured illness with ceremonies, Herbs and plants were also used as medicine at this point.
  • 3000 BCE

    3000 BC – 300 BC Ancient Egyptians

    Priest were the medical professionals and they use leeches to help with disease and illness.
  • 1700 BCE

    1700 BC – AD 220 Ancient Chinese

    They believed in treating the whole body and that you needed to fix the soul, They also used herbs and plants for medicine.
  • 1200 BCE

    1200 BC –200 BC Ancient Greeks

    The Ancient greeks started actually studying the body and learning about why we got sick and the importance of diet.
  • 753 BCE

    753 BC – AD 410 Ancient Romans

    These were the first to make medical institutions for soldiers. In this time they also believed in the four humors.
  • 400 BCE

    AD 400 – AD 800 Dark Ages

    Still focused on saving the soul and medicines are still based on herbal mixtures. Monks and Priests provided medical care.
  • 800

    D 800 – AD 1400 Middle Ages

    Medical professionals started obtaining license and have to pass exams. 75% of Europeans and Asians died of bubonic plague.
  • 1350

    AD 1350 – AD 1650 Renaissance

    This was the rebirth of medicine and science. During this age they also started dissections and the printing press was born allowing to share medical knowledge.

  • 16th and 17th Centuries

    Medical knowledge has been increased greatly and the modern surgery was born.

  • 18th Century

    Many medical inventions are made and the Smallpox vaccine was discovered. Life expectancy was increased greatly.

  • 19th Century

    Many medical advancements are coming and the X Ray machine was invented by accident. Formal trainings for nurses were started.

  • 20th Century

    This is when rapid growth of health care was started blood types were discovered and many medicines and medical devices were discovered.

  • 20th-21st Century – Top 10

    Tons of things were invented and discovered in the 21st century one of the biggest is the smoking laws that were discovered.