Hospital

A hospital today is an institution for professional health care provided in part by physicians and nurses.

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During the Middle Ages the hospital could serve other functions, such as almshouse for the poor, or hostel for pilgrims. The name comes from Latin hospes (host), which is also the root for the words hotel and hospitality.

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Some patients just come just for diagnosis and/or therapy and then leave (outpatients); while others are "admitted" and stay overnight or for several weeks or months (inpatients). Hospitals are usually distinguished from other types of medical facilities by their ability to admit and care for inpatients.

Health: Defined negatively, health is the absence of illness, functionally, as the ability to cope with everyday activities, or positively, as fitness and well-being....

Physician: A physician is a person who practices medicine. See that article for more information on what physicians do in their practices; this article focuses on physician training and regulation....

Nurse: :This article focuses on the training and regulation of nurses. See the article Nursing for more information on the practice of nursing. For information on the television show Nurses, see Nurses (TV series)....

Hospital related Images and Photos (experimental)

The Hospital Ward	Derelict Hospital Sao Tomé	General Hospital Scrub Pants	General Hospital Charm Bracelet
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Childrens Hospital: The Complete First & Second Seasons	The Charterhouse Hospital C.1720	All Saints Hospital White Hoodie	General Hospital Sterling Silver Charm Bracelet