| VH | vaginal hysterectomy; venous hematocrit; ventricular hypertrophy; veterans hospital; viral hepatitis... |
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| IHS | 1) International Headache Society 2) Intelligent Hospital System |
| AAHA | American Academy of Hospital Attorneys; American Association of Homes for the Aging |
| AAHD | American Association of Hospital Dentists |
| ACHA | American College of Hospital Administrators |
| closed hospital | A hospital that restricts membership on its attending or consulting staff, and thereby limits who may admit and treat patients. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| physical therapy department, hospital | Hospital department which is responsible for the administration and provision of diagnostic and medical rehabilitation services to restore or improve the functional capacity of the patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| weekend hospital | A special facility, or an arrangement within a hospital setting, which enables a patient to work in the community during the work week and receive treatment in the hospital during the weekend. (05 Mar 2000) |
| commission on professional and hospital activities | The non-profit, non-governmental organization which collects, processes, and distributes data on hospital use. Two programs of the commission are the professional activity study and the medical audit program. (12 Dec 1998) |
| municipal hospital | A government hospital administered by city officials. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemodialysis units, hospital | Hospital units in which care is provided the haemodialysis patient. This includes haemodialysis centres in hospitals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| private hospital | A hospital similar to a group hospital except that it is controlled by a single practitioner or by the practitioner and the associates in his or her office, a hospital operated for profit. Synonym: proprietary hospital. (05 Mar 2000) |
| proprietary hospital | A hospital similar to a group hospital except that it is controlled by a single practitioner or by the practitioner and the associates in his or her office, a hospital operated for profit. Synonym: proprietary hospital. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychiatric department, hospital | Hospital department responsible for the organization and administration of psychiatric services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| public hospital | A hospital administered by officials of the city, county, state, or nation. Synonym: public hospital. (05 Mar 2000) |
| home care services, hospital-based | Hospital-sponsored provision of health services, such as nursing, therapy, and health-related homemaker or social services, in the patient's home. (hospital administration terminology, 2d ed) (12 Dec 1998) |
| purchasing, hospital | Hospital department responsible for the purchasing of supplies and equipment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospital | 1. A place for shelter or entertainment; an inn. 2. A building in which the sick, injured, or infirm are received and treated; a public or private institution founded for reception and cure, or for the refuge, of persons diseased in body or mind, or disabled, infirm, or dependent, and in which they are treated either at their own expense, or more often by charity in whole or in part; a tent, building, or other place where the sick or wounded of an army cared for. Hospital ship, a vessel fitted up for a floating hospital. Hospital Sunday, a Sunday set apart for simultaneous contribution in churches to hospitals; as, the London Hospital Sunday. Origin: OF. Hospital, ospital, F. Hopital, LL. Hospitale (or perh. E. Hospital is directly from the Late Latin), from L. Hospitalis relating to a guest, hospitalia apartments for guests, fr. Hospes guest. See Host a landlord, and cf. Hostel, Hotel, Spital. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hospital acquired pneumonia | A type of pneumonia that is caused by bacteria contracted during a hospitalisation. These hospital-acquired infections tend to be more difficult to treat due to the bacteria's relative resistance to common forms of antibiotic therapy. Risk of nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infection is a major determinant when a physician decides whether or not the risks outweigh the benefits concerning necessity for hospitalisation. (27 Sep 1997) |
| hospital administration | Management of the internal organization of the hospital. (12 Dec 1998) |