Pharmacies can be classified into several categories such as community, hospital, clinical, compounding, consultant, Internet, and nuclear. In most cases, community pharmacies comprise a retail storefront with a dispensary where medications are stored and dispensed. The dispensary has to go by pharmacy legislation fulfilling the requirements for storage conditions, compulsory texts, equipment, et..
A hospital is an institution for health care provided by physicians, surgeons, nurses, and other professionals.
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 English words hotel, hostel, and hospitality. The modern word hotel derives from the French word hostel, which featured a silent s, which was eventually removed from the word; French for hospital is hĂ´pital. Some patients just come 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.
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At Hennepin County Medical Center, patients had arrived in a steady stream after the collapse, some unconscious or moaning, some barely breathing, others with serious head and back injuries, Dr. William Heegaard said. “There was blood everywhere,” he said. Relatives who could not find their loved ones at hospitals gathered in a hotel
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Lower Mortality Rates Associated With Hospitals That Have High Ranking
Study shows that patients who go to hospitals ranked higher according to specific quality measures have a lower chance of dying than patients treated at lower-ranked hospitals.
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- Shriners Hospitals - official site for the international fraternity and network of hospitals that provide expert, no-cost orthopaedic and burn care to children under 18.
- HealthSouth - provider of outpatient surgery, diagnostic imaging, and rehabilitative healthcare services.
- Tenet Healthcare Corporation - (NYSE:THC)
- provide a full spectrum of care throughout a community or region, these networks may include specialty hospitals, long-term-care facilities, outpatient centers, home health agencies and other ancillary services.
- HCA - (NYSE:HCA)
- owns and operates hospitals and healthcare facilities in the U.S. and Europe.
- Catholic Healthcare West - not-for-profit health care provider serving Arizona, Nevada, and California.
- Banner Health - provides primary and specialty health care services to Western and Midwestern states. Also provides information on nursing, pharmacy and health care careers available.
- Jewish Hospital HealthCare Services - regional network of facilities providing a complete array of health care services in Kentucky and Southern Indiana including hospitals, emergency air ambulance, assisted living, home health care, and more.
- Universal Health Services - (NYSE:UHS)
- operator of acute care hospitals, behavioral health centers, ambulatory surgery centers and radiation oncology centers, operating 69 healthcare facilities in 21 states.
- Trinity Health - national Catholic health care system committed to providing quality care and service.
- Ascension Health, Inc. - Catholic health system.
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Raffles Medical Group
- RMG is one of the larger private medical organisations with clinics, hospitals, and surgical centres.
http://www.rafflesmedical.com
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Hospitals - Home
lsu health care services division hospitals. patient population Approximately 600,000 (served between 07/01/03 ? 06/30/05) est. economic impact .8 billion in overall business activity (based on 2 ...
http://www.lsuhospitals.org/Hospitals/Ho..
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Health Management Associates, Inc.-Hospital Locations
Click on a highlighted state to access information about HMA hospitals in that state. | ...
http://www.hma-corp.com/hospitals.html
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Hospitals Directory and Worldwide Hospitals Search
http://www.medilexicon.com/hospitalsdire..
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St. John's Hospitals
St. John's Hospitals. Your Mercy experience begins the moment you walk through the doors of one of our six hospitals or our 70 physician offices.
http://www.stjohns.com/hospitals/default..
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