city hospital

Metropolitan medical center

A city hospital is a hospital owned and operated by a municipal government, typically serving the general public regardless of ability to pay.

These institutions historically provided care to urban populations, especially the poor and uninsured: The ambulance took him to the city hospital.

The term distinguishes municipal facilities from private, university, or county hospitals.

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ward · clinic · ambulance · surgeon · nurse · on call · night shift · bedside manner · patient · downtown · metropolitan · trauma · ICU · intensive care · vital signs · operating room · beds · sterile

Opposites
location/setting

city hospitalrural clinic

Healthcare facility outside cities

rural hospital · community health center · county hospital · regional hospital

institutional size and scope

city hospitalrural clinic

Healthcare facility outside cities

cottage hospital · field hospital · first aid station · mobile clinic · doctor's office

ownership/administration

city hospitalprivate hospital

Fee-charging medical institution

military hospital · university hospital · county hospital · state hospital · charity hospital

Family

city, hospital, cities, citywide, cityscape, civil, civilian, civility, civilize

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