Islamic Hospital (Bimaristan) System

Timeline

1. c. 900–930Baghdad · IraqA large bimaristan was established in Baghdad under Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtadir, with outpatient wards, inpatient wards, a pharmacy, and baths, treating all patients free of charge regardless of wealth or religion.
2. c. 930–970Baghdad · IraqHospitals set up clerkship systems for medical students, with senior physicians teaching diagnosis and treatment at the bedside; medical record archives and pharmacy dispensing standards were also established, advancing clinical medicine.
3. c. 970–1000Damascus · SyriaThe bimaristan model spread to cities such as Damascus and Isfahan, where hospitals were sustained by waqf endowments, forming a public health network across the Islamic world.