community hospital
Neighborhood medical facility
A community hospital is a general medical facility serving a local area, typically offering emergency care, inpatient services, and basic surgical procedures.
Unlike specialized or teaching hospitals, community hospitals focus on common health needs rather than rare conditions or medical research: The community hospital delivered most of the babies in town.
They form the backbone of healthcare in smaller cities and rural areas.
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
- primary careFirst-line medical services
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- emergency roomHospital crisis department
- wardProtected person; division
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- hospitalsER, emergency room, ICU, operating room, operating rooms
- NHS healthcareclinic, pharmacy, A&E, health centre, urgent care
community hospitalteaching hospital
Facility combining care and education
research hospital · university hospital · research center · Mayo Clinic · Johns Hopkins Hospital
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