A Place On The Hill: The History Of St Vincent's Private Hospitals In Melbourne 1906–93
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few institutions have shaped the soul of a city quite like a great hospital, and A Place on the Hill chronicles nearly nine decades of devotion, medicine, and faith as embodied by St Vincent's Private Hospitals in Melbourne. Michael Tyquin meticulously reconstructs the story of these celebrated institutions from their founding by the Sisters of Charity in 1906 through to 1993, documenting the remarkable women, pioneering physicians, and determined administrators who transformed a hilltop vision into one of Australia's most respected centres of healing. Set against the sweeping backdrop of twentieth-century Melbourne — through two world wars, the Great Depression, and the dramatic advances of modern medicine — the narrative presents a vivid portrait of Catholic healthcare at its most ambitious and compassionate. Beyond its institutional history, the work stands as a testament to the enduring intersection of religious mission and medical progress in Australian public life. Tyquin writes with the precision of a trained historian and the warmth of a storyteller who genuinely honours his subjects, weaving archival research, personal testimony, and social context into a richly textured account. For anyone with a connection to St Vincent's, an interest in Melbourne's history, or a curiosity about the role of faith-based organisations in shaping modern healthcare, this is an indispensable and deeply moving record — one that invites the reader to consider what it truly means to care for a community across generations.
Author: Michael Tyquin
Format: Hardback
Published: 1993, Hargreen Publishing Company
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few institutions have shaped the soul of a city quite like a great hospital, and A Place on the Hill chronicles nearly nine decades of devotion, medicine, and faith as embodied by St Vincent's Private Hospitals in Melbourne. Michael Tyquin meticulously reconstructs the story of these celebrated institutions from their founding by the Sisters of Charity in 1906 through to 1993, documenting the remarkable women, pioneering physicians, and determined administrators who transformed a hilltop vision into one of Australia's most respected centres of healing. Set against the sweeping backdrop of twentieth-century Melbourne — through two world wars, the Great Depression, and the dramatic advances of modern medicine — the narrative presents a vivid portrait of Catholic healthcare at its most ambitious and compassionate. Beyond its institutional history, the work stands as a testament to the enduring intersection of religious mission and medical progress in Australian public life. Tyquin writes with the precision of a trained historian and the warmth of a storyteller who genuinely honours his subjects, weaving archival research, personal testimony, and social context into a richly textured account. For anyone with a connection to St Vincent's, an interest in Melbourne's history, or a curiosity about the role of faith-based organisations in shaping modern healthcare, this is an indispensable and deeply moving record — one that invites the reader to consider what it truly means to care for a community across generations.