state-run hospitals
Public medical facilities
State-run hospitals are medical facilities owned and operated by a government rather than private entities.
They typically serve broader public health missions and may offer care regardless of patients' ability to pay: The state-run hospitals were overwhelmed during the pandemic.
The term often appears in discussions comparing healthcare systems across countries.
- emergency careImmediate medical intervention
- taxpayer fundingMoney from citizen levies
- government ownershipState holds the title
- outpatient clinicsMedical facilities without overnight stays
- healthcare subsidiesFinancial help for treatment costs
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