| 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) |
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| 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) |
| hospitals, private | A class of hospitals that includes profit or not-for-profit hospitals that are controlled by a legal entity other than a government agency. (hospital administration terminology, aha, 2d ed) (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, proprietary | Hospitals owned and operated by a corporation or an individual that operate on a for-profit basis, also referred to as investor-owned hospitals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, psychiatric | Special hospitals which provide care to the mentally ill patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, public | Hospitals controlled by various types of government, i.e., city, county, district, state or federal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, religious | Private hospitals that are owned or sponsored by religious organizations. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, rural | Hospitals located in a rural area. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, satellite | Those hospitals which are extensions of a main hospital and are wholly or partly administered by that hospital. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, special | Hospitals which provide care for a single category of illness with facilities and staff directed toward a specific service. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, state | Hospitals controlled by agencies and departments of the state government. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, teaching | Hospitals engaged in educational and research programs, as well as providing medical care to the patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, university | Hospitals maintained by a university for the teaching of medical students, postgraduate training programs, and clinical research. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, urban | Hospitals located in metropolitan areas. (12 Dec 1998) |
| special hospital | A hospital for the medical and surgical care of patients with specific types of diseases, as of the ear, nose, and throat, eyes, or mental illness. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| state hospital | A hospital supported in part by taxpayers and administered by state government officials. (05 Mar 2000) |
| night hospital | A special facility, or an arrangement within a hospital setting, providing treatment and lodging at night for patients able to work in the community during the day. Compare: day hospital. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nuclear medicine department, hospital | Hospital department responsible for the administration and management of nuclear medicine services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nurseries, hospital | Hospital facilities which provide care for newborn infants. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing service, hospital | The hospital department which is responsible for the organization and administration of nursing activities. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing staff, hospital | Personnel who provide nursing service to patients in a hospital. (12 Dec 1998) |
| day hospital | A special facility, or an arrangement within a hospital setting, that enables the patient to come to the hospital for treatment during the day and return home or to another facility at night. Compare: night hospital. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgery department, hospital | Hospital department which administers all departmental functions and the provision of surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental service, hospital | Hospital department providing dental care. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental staff, hospital | Dental personnel practicing in hospitals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| inventories, hospital | Materials and equipment in stock; includes drugs in pharmacies, blood in blood banks, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| obstetrics and gynecology department, hospital | Hospital department responsible for the administration and management of services provided for obstetric and gynecologic patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| occupational therapy department, hospital | Hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of any occupational or work activity for remedial purposes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| oncology service, hospital | The hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of diagnostic and therapeutic services for the cancer patient. (12 Dec 1998) |