public hospital
Government-funded medical center
A public hospital is a medical facility funded and operated by the government rather than private entities.
Public hospitals typically serve all patients regardless of ability to pay, often functioning as safety-net institutions for uninsured or low-income populations: The county public hospital handles most of the region's trauma cases.
In countries with nationalized healthcare, most hospitals are public by default.
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- emergency roomHospital crisis department
- wardProtected person; division
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- doctorLicensed medical healer
medical staff · patient · ambulance · waiting room · long wait · stretcher · surgery · clinic · beds · bed shortage · government · free healthcare · trauma · ICU · operating room · outpatient · triage · gown
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, clinic, primary care, clinics
- hospitalsER, emergency room, ICU, operating room, operating rooms
- public servicespolice, police department, police station, police stations, police patrols
- Australian HealthcareMedicare, GP, general practitioner, doctor, emergency department
- Irish HealthcareGP, nurses, doctor, consultant, medical card
- French TerritoriesFrench Guiana, Guadeloupe, French Polynesia, Martinique, Saint Martin
public hospitalprivate practice
Independent professional business
doctor's office · outpatient clinic · solo practice · home healthcare · home care
public, hospital, publicly, publics, publication, publish, publisher, publishing, publicize