Charity Hospital at Berlin

Charity Begins at Harne

lCf. John Woods and Douglas Walton, "Ad Hominem", The Philosophical Forum, 1977. These authors distinguish three different types of tu quoque, only one of which is tu quoque in the sense I attend to here. They refer to this type as involving "deontic-praxiological inconsistency", say that it can sometimes constitute a good argument which will successfully shift the burden of proof, and report a...

Commentary: Charity begins at home.

Is hospital 'community benefit' charity care?

CONTEXT The Affordable Care Act is drawing increased attention to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Community Benefit policy. To qualify for tax exemption, the IRS requires nonprofit hospitals to allocate a portion of their operating expenses to certain "charitable" activities, such as providing free or reduced care to the indigent. OBJECTIVE To determine the total amount of community benefi...

Patients' Attitude towards Undergraduate Medical Students at University Charity Teaching Hospital in Sudan.

BACKGROUND The cooperation of patients and their acceptance to involve medical students in their care is vital to clinical education. OBJECTIVE To explore the attitudes of patients towards medical students at University charity teaching hospital, and to explore the determinants of those attitudes. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted at University charity teaching hospital affil...

Healthy action against poverty: a descriptive analysis of food redistribution charity clients in Berlin, Germany.

BACKGROUND The socio-economic gap and its associated health inequalities are increasing in Germany. Actions against poverty include the redistribution of foods through charities. One project supported by the main German food redistribution charity is offering fresh produce including mostly fruits, vegetables and bread to people receiving welfare in Berlin, Germany. METHODS Through retrospecti...