The First Hospitals — Islamic Medicine and the Bimaristans | Islamic History Documentary

Over a thousand years ago, the Muslim world invented the hospital as we know it. From Baghdad's Adudi Hospital to Cairo's Qalawun complex — free treatment for all, licensed physicians, teaching wards, pharmacies, and mental-health care with music and gardens. This is the forgotten story of the bimaristans, and the giants of Islamic medicine: al-Razi, Ibn Sina, and al-Zahrawi.