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Hospital!!
A hospital today
is an institution for professional health care provided by
physicians, nurses and other professionals
General
hospitals - A hospital run by the National Health Service in
the United Kingdom.
A hospital run by the Department of Veterans Affairs in the United
States.The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital,
(in the UK known as a District General Hospital) which is set up
to deal with many kinds of disease and injury, and typically has
an emergency ward/A&E department to deal with immediate threats to
health and the capacity to dispatch emergency medical services. A
general hospital is typically the major health care facility in
its region, with large numbers of beds for intensive care and
long-term care; and specialized facilities for surgery, plastic
surgery, childbirth, bioassay laboratories, and so forth. Larger
cities may have many different hospitals of varying sizes and
facilities.
Very large hospitals are often called Medical Centers in the US
and usually conduct operations in virtually every field of modern
medicine.
Most hospitals in the UK are run by the National Health Service.
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Specialized hospitals - Types
of specialized hospitals include trauma centers, children's
hospitals, seniors' (geriatric) hospitals, and hospitals for
dealing with specific medical needs such as psychiatric problems
(see psychiatric hospital), pulmonary diseases, and so forth.
A hospital may be a single building or a campus. Some hospitals
are affiliated with universities for medical research and the
training of medical personnel. Within the United States, many
hospitals are for-profit, while elsewhere in the world most are
non-profit.
Clinics - A medical facility smaller than a hospital is
called a clinic, and is often run by a government agency for
health services or a private partnership of physicians (in nations
where private practice is allowed). Clinics generally provide only
outpatient services.
Other facilities - Many hospitals have hospital volunteer
programs where people (usually students and senior citizens) can
volunteer and provide various ancillary services.
Most cities (especially in the U.S.) have laws that make hospitals
have alternative backup power generators, in case of a blackout.
Additionally they may be placed on special high priority segments
of the public works (utilities) infrastructure to insure
continuity of care during a state of emergency.
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