The Modern Hospital[1][2][3] (published 1913 to 1974)[4] was a journal founded by Otho Ball, "an ophthalmologist who was interested in the business administration of hospitals."[5]
They published year books,[6] and their Gold Medal was given as recognition of "a significant contribution to the literature of hospitals and hospital service."[7]
The magazine wrote about new hospitals[11] and conditions in existing ones.[12]Smithsonian magazine wrote about Modern Hospital's 1942 coverage of proposed windowless hospital rooms: "in the 1940s it was a shocking proposal" since it violated "a fundamental assumption: In order to remain disease-free and health-giving, hospital spaces required direct access to sunlight and fresh air."[13]
One of their features was "hospital of the month".[14]