# The Regulation of the Holy Hospital Hagios Panteleimon: Administrative and Ethical Framework under the Ottoman Hegemony

## TL;DR

This paper examines the administrative and ethical framework of a hospital in the Ottoman Empire, highlighting its significance in hospital governance.

## Contribution

The paper presents the first systematic regulation for hospital operations in the region during Ottoman rule.

## Key findings

- The regulation addressed hospital administration, staff selection, and training.
- It aimed to establish ethical care delivery despite existing societal inequalities.

## Abstract

“Samos Holy Hospital Hagios Panteleimon” was founded on Samos Island, which at the time was part of the Ottoman Empire, in the second half of the 18th century. It was not until the beginning of the second decade of the 20thcentury, just a few months before unification with Greece, that a Regulation of Procedure, embracing all aspects of its function and operations, was published by the Ottoman-appointed hegemonic regime in the local government gazette. Despite the Samian society’s gender and patient inequalities that are also reflected in its articles, this regulation was the first serious attempt in the hospital's history to establish a systematic approach to this institution’s mode of administration, staff selection, training, and duties, as well as an ethical frame for delivering care to all patients.