Book Review Social Work in Hospitals . A Contribution to Progressive Medicine. By Ida M. Cannon, R.N., head worker, Social Service Department, Massachusetts General Hospital, pp. xi-257. New York: Survey Associates, Inc. 1913. Russell Sage Foundation.

1914 ◽  
Vol 170 (8) ◽  
pp. 281-281
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Cannon, Ida Maud

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean K. Quam
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Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Massachusetts General Hospital ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
Medical Social Work ◽  
Social Service Department ◽  
The Social ◽  
Service Department

Ida Maud Cannon (1877–1960) was director of the Social Service Department at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she defined and developed medical social work. She moved medical social work into the community and provided social workers with specialized medical knowledge.

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