| hospitals | Institutions with an organised medical staff which provide medical care to patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
|---|---|
| hospitals, chronic disease | Hospitals which provide care to patients with long-term illnesses. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, community | Institutions with permanent facilities and organised medical staff which provide the full range of hospital services primarily to a neighborhood area. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, convalescent | Hospitals which provide care to the patient for the period following an acute illness until health is restored. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, county | Hospitals controlled by the county government. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, district | Government-controlled hospitals which represent the major health facility for a designated geographic area. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, federal | Hospitals controlled by agencies and departments of the u.s. Federal government. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, general | Large hospitals with a resident medical staff which provides continuous care to maternity, surgical and medical patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, group practice | Hospitals organised and controlled by a group of physicians who practice together and provide each other with mutual support. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, maternity | Special hospitals which provide care to women during pregnancy and parturition. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, military | Hospitals which provide care for the military personnel and usually for their dependents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, municipal | Hospitals controlled by the city government. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, osteopathic | Hospitals providing care utilizing the generally accepted medical and surgical methods but with emphasis on the osteopathic system of therapy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, packaged | Hospital equipment and supplies, packaged for long-term storage, sufficient to set up a general hospital in an emergency situation. They are also called packaged disaster hospitals and formerly civil defense emergency hospitals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, paediatric | Special hospitals which provide care for ill children. (12 Dec 1998) |