Major administrative divisions of the hospital.
Institutions with an organized medical staff which provide medical care to patients.
A country in western Europe bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel, the Mediterranean Sea, and the countries of Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the principalities of Andorra and Monaco, and by the duchy of Luxembourg. Its capital is Paris.
Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.
Hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of immediate medical or surgical care to the emergency patient.
Hospitals engaged in educational and research programs, as well as providing medical care to the patients.
Hospitals maintained by a university for the teaching of medical students, postgraduate training programs, and clinical research.
Large hospitals with a resident medical staff which provides continuous care to maternity, surgical and medical patients.
The expenses incurred by a hospital in providing care. The hospital costs attributed to a particular patient care episode include the direct costs plus an appropriate proportion of the overhead for administration, personnel, building maintenance, equipment, etc. Hospital costs are one of the factors which determine HOSPITAL CHARGES (the price the hospital sets for its services).
Hospitals located in metropolitan areas.