history of health care timeline

By emery p
  • 3000 BCE

    ancient egyptians

    called on gods to heal the, from their disease
  • 1200 BCE

    ancient greeks

    developed an organized method to observe the human body
  • 1200 BCE

    ancient greeks

    began modern medical science by observing the human body and the effects of disease.
  • 753 BCE

    ancient Romans

    First to organize medical care by providing care for injured soldiers
  • 753 BCE

    Ancient Romans

    Early hospitals developed when physicians cared for ill people in rooms of their homes
  • 400

    dark ages

    prayer and divine interventions were used to treat illness and disease
  • 400

    Dark ages

    the average life span was 20-30 years
  • 800

    middle ages

    Renewed interest in the medical practice of greeks and Romans
  • 800

    middle ages

    major diseases were small pox, diphtheria and others
  • 1350

    Renaissance

    Rebirth of the science of medicine the average life span was 30-40 years
  • 1510

    16-17th centuries

    causes of diseases were still not known, and many people still die from infection and child birth.
  • 18th century

    Gabriel Fahrenheit created the first mercury thermometer in 1714
  • 18th century

    the average life span was 40 to 50 years
  • 19th century

    Royal college of surgeon found in london
  • 19th century

    In 1818 James Blundell performed the first successful blood transfusion on humans
  • 19th century

    the average life span is 40 to 60 years
  • 20th century

    the first kidney dialysis machine was developed in 1944
  • 20th century

    the first heart-lung machine was used for open heart surgery in 1953
  • 21st century

    Adult stem cells were used in the treatment of disease early in the 2000´s
  • 21st century

    in October 2014 the CDC issued transmission-based guideline for the ebola virus disease