A private or public medical facility licensed as a hospital and certified for Medicaid. See: Spenddown
An institution providing medical, surgical, obstetric, or nursing care; and which maintains and operates facilities for the diagnosis, treatment, or care of two or more non-related individuals suffering from illness, injury, or deformity; or where obstetrical or other medical or nursing care is provided for more than 24 hours.
A health care organization that has an organized medical and professional staff and inpatient care facilities. There are four basic types: general medical and surgical, specialty, psychiatric, and rehabilitation and chronic disease.
An institution which primarily provides diagnostic and therapeutic services for surgical and medical diagnosis, treatment, and care of injured or sick persons. The facility must be licensed under applicable laws as a hospital. Return to
An institution for the care and treatment of ill, injured, infirm, mentally abnormal, or deformed persons, with organized facilities for diagnosis and surgery and providing 24-hour nursing service and medical supervision. In some hospital policies, institutions for the treatment of mentally ill persons are expressly excluded from the definition of hospital.
Hospital refers to an institution which provides inpatient services under the supervision of a physician, and which meets the following requirements: provides diagnostic and therapeutic services for medical diagnosis, treatment and care of injured and sick persons and has, as a minimum, laboratory and radiology services and organized departments of medicine and surgery; has an organized medical staff which may include, in addition to doctors of medicine, doctors of osteopathy and dentistry; has bylaws, rules and regulations pertaining to standards of medical care and service rendered by its medical staff; maintains medical records for all patients; has a requirement that every patient be under the care of a member of the medical staff; provides 24-hour patient services; and has in effect agreements with a home health agency for referral and transfer of patients to home health agency care when such service is appropriate to meet the patient's requirements.
A place where the sick generally obtain two kinds of treatment - medical by the doctor and inhuman by the superintendent. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary, s. v. Hospital
a legally constituted institution having organized facilities for the care and treatment of sick and injured persons on an inpatient basis, including facilities for diagnosis and surgery under the supervision of a staff of one or more licensed physicians and which provides 24-hour nursing services. ndemnity Plans — in these traditional fee-for-service group health insurance plans, the patient chooses any doctor or hospital he or she wants to use. The employer pays premiums to the health insurance company to cover the costs of providing benefits and administering claims. The employee may pay a portion of the monthly insurance premiums, an annual deductible and /or copayments per medical visit.
a short term, acute care (1) general Hospital, (2) children's hospital, (3) eye, ear, nose, and throat Hospital, (4) maternity Hospital, or (5) any other type of short-term acute care Hospital licensed by the state in which it operates, which for compensation from its patients and on an inpatient basis, is primarily engaged in providing diagnostic and therapeutic facilities for the medical or surgical diagnosis and treatment of injured or sick persons, by or under the supervision of a staff of Physicians duly licensed to practice medicine, and which provides continuous twenty-four (24) hour-a-day service by licensed, registered, graduate nurses physically present and on duty. The term Hospital does not include long-term, chronic care institutions that are, other than incidentally, a nursing home or place for rest, the aged, drug addicts, alcoholics, the treatment of mental or nervous conditions, or rehabilitative care whether or not such institution or facility is affiliated with or part of a Hospital.
Institution with organized medical staff, with permanent facilities that include inpatient beds; and with medical services, including physician services and continuous nursing services, to provide diagnosis and treatment for patients who have a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and nonsurgical.
An institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical. In addition, most hospitals provide some outpatient services, particularly emergency care. Hospitals may be classified by length of stay (short-term or long-term), as teaching or non-teaching, by major types of services (psychiatric, tuberculosis, general, and other specialties, such as maternity, pediatric, or ear, nose and throat), and by type of ownership or control (Federal, State, or local government; for-profit and non-profit).
Institution where sick or injured are given medical or surgical care.
An institution operating under the supervision of a licensed physician primarily for the care and treatment of injured and sick persons confined as inpatients, having organized facilities on the premises for diagnosis, major surgery and 24 hour-a-day nursing services but not primarily a place for alcoholics or drug addicts, not a nursing, rest or convalescent home.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
a business for medical care
a centre for professional health care provided by physicians and nurses
a charitable institution," said Dr
a charitable organization
a community unto itself, and when it comes to facilities and grounds you may not notice when something is done well
a facility licensed to provide care and treatment for sick or injured patients, primarily while they are acutely or chronically ill
a fully accredited, intensive-care, registered facility
a health care organization that has an organized medical staff and professional staff, and inpatient facilities and provides medical, nursing, or related services for ill and injured patients
a highly complex, technology-dependent system of facilities and specialized expertise that combine to provide a wide range of medical services to the citizens of the community
a high-tech, ultrapolitical, fully modern institution
a licensed institution primarily engaged in providing in-patient medical services
a long-term care facility for which we also provide services
a modern facility serving a large referral veteran population
an institution for caring for the sick and injured
an institution for health care and medical/surgical treatments
an institution in which patients are received for continuous medical care and treatment for sickness, disease or injury
an institution providing professional healthcare for the sick by formally trained doctors and nurses
an institution that provides medical, surgical, or psychiatric care and treatment for the sick or the injured, provided in part by physicians and nurses
an institution which can operate only through the people who work within its walls
a place of medical , surgical, or psychiatric care for sick or injured
a place where a lot of sick people are kept close to each other, and the opportunity for transmission of diseases from one to another is very high
a place where people are given medical care
a place where pregnant, sick, or injured people can go for many kinds of medical attention and treatment
a place where the sick and needy are cared for
a sanctuary for the sick and thus should be respected as such
a very unlikely target, according to Taylor and other medical ethicists who don't see how keeping vaccination plans secret relates to national security
a wonderful facility and the people there--and I know because I work there--are very caring people
An establishment originally offering a wide range of care, not only medical but also non-medical provision such as shelter and food, the education of children, and sanctuary for those incapacitated by old age or chronic infirmity. (See also Infirmary.)
A facility whose primary function is to provide inpatient and outpatient services, diagnostic and therapeutic, for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non surgical.
A place you can get inpatient and outpatient care from doctors or nurses.
an institution that: Is licensed as a hospital and maintains on its premises all facilities that are necessary for acute medical and surgical treatment; Provides such treatment on an inpatient basis, for compensation, under the supervision of physicians; and Provides 24-hour service by registered graduate nurses. A hospital may be accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. A hospital can specialize in the treatment of mental illness, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, or other related illnesses. It can provide residential treatment programs, and it is licensed in accordance with the laws of the appropriate legally authorized authority. An institution that is primarily a place for rest, a place for the aged, or a nursing or convalescent home is not a hospital.
A health care facility that has a governing body, an organized medical and professional staff, and inpatient facilities and provides medical, nursing, and related services for injured patients.
means a duly licensed provider that is a short-term, acute, general hospital that meets all of the following criteria: Is a duly licensed institution; For compensation from its patients, is primarily engaged in providing inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for the diagnosis, treatment, and care of injured and sick persons by or under the supervision of physicians; Has organized departments of medicine and major surgery; Provides 24-hour nursing service by or under the supervision of registered nurses; Is not, other than incidentally, a skilled nursing facility, nursing home, custodial care home, health resort, spa, or sanitarium; and Is not a place for rest, for the aged, for the treatment of mental illness, alcoholism, drug abuse, or pulmonary tuberculosis, and ordinarily does not provide hospice or rehabilitation care, and is not a residential treatment facility.
means a legally operated institution which: maintains and uses on its premises or in facilities available to it on a prearranged basis, a laboratory, x-ray equipment, and an operating room; maintains permanent and full-time facilities for the care of overnight resident bed patients under the supervision of one or more licensed Physicians; provides 24-hour-a-day nursing service by or under the supervision of a registered professional Nurse, and maintains on the premises the patient's written history and medical records. The term “Hospital†shall not include any institution, or part thereof used as a place for rehabilitation, rest, the aged, drug addicts or alcoholics, a mental institution, sanitarium, nursing home, geriatrics ward, or an extended care facility for the care of convalescent or rehabilitative patients. Furthermore, the term “Hospital†shall not include any facility contracted for or operated by the United States Government for the treatment of members or ex-members of the armed forces, except where a legal liability exists.
An establishment which is legally licensed as a medical or surgical Hospital under the laws of the country in which it is situated.
A Medicare-certified institution licensed by the State, that provides inpatient, outpatient, emergency, diagnostic and therapeutic services. The term hospital does not include a convalescent nursing home, rest facility or facility for the aged that primarily provides custodial care, including training in routines of daily living.
Benefits for inpatient hospital stays, typically include: Any service or supply you receive during your inpatient stay; and Room and board expenses, up to the semiprivate room (a room with two or more beds) rate. Some plans cover private rooms as well.
An institution licensed by the State of Louisiana that provides inpatient, outpatient, Emergency Medical Services, diagnostic and therapeutic services. The term "Hospital" does not include a convalescent, nursing home, rest facility or facility for the aged which furnishes primarily Custodial Care.
Any facility duly licensed, certified, and operated as a Hospital. In no event shall the term "Hospital" include a convalescent facility, nursing home, or any institution or part thereof which is used principally as a convalescence facility, rest facility, nursing facility, or facility for the aged.
A facility which: - Is licensed and operated as a hospital in the state in which it is located. - Operates primarily for the treatment of sick or injured persons as inpatients. - Provides nursing service 24 hours a day under the supervision of a registered graduate professional nurse. - Is supervised by a staff of licensed physicians. - Has medical or surgical facilities or has access to such facilities.
A facility that operates pursuant to law that provides 24-hour nursing services by registered nurses (RNs) on duty or call; and provides healthcare services on an inpatient basis for the care and treatment of injured or sick individuals through medical, diagnostic and surgical facilities by or under the supervision of a staff of physicians.
An institution which is primarily engaged in providing medical, diagnostic and major surgery facilities for medical care and treatment of sick and injured persons on an inpatient basis under supervision of duly licensed physicians and 24-hour nursing service. A hospital does not include a convalescent home, rest home, nursing facility, facility affording custodial or educational care, facility for the aged, drug addicts or alcoholics.
A legally constituted institution having organized facilities for the care and treatment of sick and injured persons on a resident or inpatient basis.
A health care institution that is licensed by the Department of Health Services pursuant to A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 4, Article 2, as a hospital, and certified as a provider under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as amended, or is currently determined to meet the requirements of such certification.
It may seem unnecessary to define a "hospital" since everyone knows the nature of a hospital. A hospital began as a charitable institution for the needy, aged, infirm, or young. See the entire definition of Hospital
A place designed for cared for the sick. The earliest in the northeast were purpose-built hospitals in the Roman period placed in the military forts, such as those along Hadrian's Wall. These were organised around a central courtyard with the separate wards leading off from it. Monasteries took over the role of caring for the sick in the Medieval period - as such these were often served by monks and nuns. These complexes had their chapels and accommodation. Specialist hospitals were built on the edges of towns for lepers - though anyone uncared for and unable to look after themselves might have been looked after at such places. Post-Medieval 'improvements' further increased the range of specialist hospitals - dealing with the mentally ill at a distance to towns, thought best at the time, or out in the countryside to provide fresh air away from the smoky Industrial Revolution towns.
building where the sick or injured may receive medical or surgical attention (infirmary).
Any Provider which meets all the following requirements: (1) maintains permanent facilities for care of resident patients; (2) has a licensed Physician on duty; (3) has a facility for major surgery; (4) provides 24 hours a day nursing by registered graduate nurses; (5) operates lawfully in the area which it is located and is Joint Commission of Hospitals accredited; (6) primarily provides diagnostic and therapeutic medical care on a basis other than a rest home, nursing home, convalescent hospital, home for the aged, or treatment of alcoholism or drug addiction.
A health treatment facility capable of providing definitive inpatient care. It is staffed and equipped to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services in the fields of general medicine and surgery and preventive medicine services, and has the supporting facilities to perform its assigned mission and functions. A hospital may, in addition, discharge the functions of a clinic.
A medical institution with permanent and full-time care for bed patients, physicians in regular attendance, 24 hour-a-day care by registered nurses on duty or on call, mainly engaged in giving care for injuries or illnesses, have surgical facilities, and be operated lawfully in its location. This definition does not include rest, nursing or convalescent homes, homes for the aged, or places operated mainly for the treatment of the chronically ill.
Any building or other structure containing beds for at least four (4) patients, where medical diagnosis of humans is carried out and where the ill or injured may receive medical, surgical or psychiatric treatment.
a licensed or properly accredited general hospital which 1)is open at all times 2) is operated primarily and continuously for the treatment and surgery of the sick or injured 3)is supervised by a staff of one or more legally qualified Physicians at all times 4) continuously provides on the premises 24 hour nursing services by RNs 5)organized facilities for diagnosis and major survey on premises 6) is not primarily a clinic, nursing, rest or convalescent home
a) A private hospital in the UK which is registered in accordance with UK legislation and which has specialist facilities for carrying out major surgical operations. b) Pay-Beds in an NHS hospital.
Section 2 of the Canada Health Act defines a hospital as any facility or portion thereof that provides hospital care, including acute, rehabilitative or chronic care, but does not include a hospital or institution primarily for the mentally disordered, or a facility or portion thereof that provides nursing home intermediate care service or adult residential care service, or comparable services for children.
Any establishment which is licensed as a medical or surgical hospital in the country where it operates.
A hospital is an institution for health care, often but not always providing for longer-term patient stays.