A building founded for the long term care of its residents, such as an almshouse. The residents may have no physical ailments, but simply need financial support
A building in which the sick, injured, or infirm are received and treated; a public or private institution founded for reception and cure, or for the refuge, of persons diseased in body or mind, or disabled, infirm, or dependent, and in which they are treated either at their own expense, or more often by charity in whole or in part; a tent, building, or other place where the sick or wounded of an army cared for
a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care
An institution rendering inpatient and outpatient services, accredited as a Hospital by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, the Bureau of Hospitals of the American Osteopathic Association, or as otherwise determined by Aetna as meeting reasonable standards A hospital may be a general, acute care, rehabilitation or specialty institution
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An institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical In addition, most hospitals provide some outpatient services, particularly emergency care Hospitals may be classified by length of stay (short-term or long-term), as teaching or non-teaching, by major types of services (psychiatric, tuberculosis, general, and other specialties, such as maternity, pediatric, or ear, nose and throat), and by type of ownership or control (Federal, State, or local government; for-profit and non-profit)
A hospital is an institution or facility licensed by the state of Nebraska or the state in which it is located, which provides medical and surgical diagnostic and treatment services with 24-hour per day nursing services, to two or more unrelated persons with an illness, injury or pregnancy, under the supervision of a staff of physicians licensed to practice medicine and surgery
The term "Hospital" means an institution that is licensed as a hospital under the laws of the state at the time and place Covered Charges are Incurred; and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals or by the American Osteopathic Association; provided, however, that the term "Hospital" shall not include an institution that is primarily a nursing home or a place for rest for the aged, drug addicts, alcoholics, treatment of tuberculosis or mental disorders
means an institution licensed as a hospital and operated for the care and treatment of resident In-patients with a registered graduate nurse (R N ) always on duty and with a laboratory and operating room (either on the premises or in facilities controlled by the hospital) where surgical operations are performed by a legally qualified surgeon In no event shall the term "hospital" or "general active treatment hospital" mean any hospital or institution or part of such hospital or institution licensed or used principally as a clinic, continued care or extended care facility, convalescent home, rehabilitation centre, rest home, nursing home or home for the aged, health spa or treatment centre for drug addicts or alcoholics
An institution which primarily provides diagnostic and therapeutic services for surgical and medical diagnosis, treatment, and care of injured or sick persons The facility must be licensed under applicable laws as a hospital
An institution providing, but not limited to, overnight health services, primarily for in-patients, and medical or surgical care for the sick or injured, including as an integral part of the institution such related facilities as laboratories, out-patient departments, training facilities, central services facilities, and staff offices
An institution that provides 24-hour nursing services and facilities for diagnosis and major surgery To be covered by HealthSelect, a hospital must be licensed in the state where it is located, approved by BCBSTX and be either accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations or certified as a hospital provider under Medicare