hospital

Few people choose to go into a hospital unless really necessary, but with many now having their own web sites, you can check out your hospital if you are to be admitted for an operation or to give birth.

A hospital is an institution for health care, providing patients with treatment by specialized professional physicians, surgeons and nurses. In the US, most hospitals are not-for-profit. They are usually funded by the state, by health organizations, health insurance companies or by charities. In the past, hospitals were often founded by religious orders. Most are general hospitals catering for health, disease, injury and surgical procedures. There is usually an emergency department (ER) to deal with accident and other emergency cases brought in by ambulance and requiring immediate attention. Almost all hospitals encourage proper health and wellness.

Specialized hospitals include trauma centers, rehabilitation hospitals, children’s hospitals, geriatric hospitals, psychiatric hospitals and infectious diseases hospitals. Many hospitals are part of a university campus so that medical research and the training of medical personnel can be carried out more easily.

by Todd Mumford Are you a writer, passionate about this or any other topic? Join Blogcritics!

Original Technorati articles tagged “hospital”

• in Technorati Women
  Lawyer Says Patient Injected With Green Clothing Dye
  It was a really, really, horrible mistake with really bad consequences.
  by stephengfm / on Apr 8, 2012
• in Entertainment
  Genetically Modified Food and Politics: It’s All in Oath of Office
  A shocking new novel at the crossroads of politics and medicine.
  by missbobetier / on Feb 4, 2012
• in Gadgets
  Healthcare Gets Big Boost from High Def
  New technology - most widely used for consumer electronics - is also changing medicine forever.
  by sdgully / on Dec 18, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “hospital”

 

• 25 Pressure Points of Sheer Bliss

  
  Theme For Great Cities — Authority: 136
  Or "25 Nooks of Fun Id Like People to Tickle Me In." Both titles, as well as the general concept, were suggested to me by my friend Adriaan, who was interested in reading the bright side of my recent post "I Hate When People Say That!: 25 Things I Hope I Never Hear Again." I like to think of myself as a fairly ...
  5 days ago

• Ex-General Hospital Star Rena Sofer to Play Darin Brooks Mom on The Bold and the Beautiful!

  
  — Authority:
  Popular General Hospital alum Rena Sofer is heading back to a highly-fictionalized version of Southern California. No, she wont be dressing up as a deranged cheerleader on Melrose Place again! TV Guide Magazine s Michael Logan is reporting the actress will play Quinn Fuller, the mother of Darin Brooks ...
  5 days ago

• New Study Released for Newly Constructed Hospitals to Reduce Energy Consumption 62 Percent

  
  — Authority:
  In the wake of the economic recession and reforms instated by the Affordable Healthcare Act (AHA), the impact to hospitals’ bottom line remains uncertain. According to a recent report by Moody’s , the federal government will cut reimbursements to hospitals by more than $150 billion over the next 10 years. ...
  5 days ago

• Gena R. Ghearing, MD Represents Pennsylvania with Inclusion into Renowned Publication The Leading Physicians of the World

  
  IBWIRE — Authority: 157
  Representing the neurologists of Pennsylvania, Gena R. Ghearing, MD, has been selected to represent her community in the publication of The Leading Physicians of the World.  In practice for many years, Dr. Ghearing represents the commitment, excellence, and passion for patient care needed to receive this prestigious ...
  5 days ago

• WISHFUL CASTING: Soap Superstar Robin Christopher as Phyllis on The Young and the Restless!

  
  — Authority:
  Okay, lets be real. Michelle Stafford is damn near irreplaceable. I still have nightmares about that Sandra chick who played Phyllis for a time. However, The Young and the Restless is at the beginning of a RED-hot paternity story almost a decade in the making. Said story requires the character of Phyllis Summers ...
  5 days ago

• Jefferson Parish hospital officials to discuss potential lease at Metairie meeting Monday night

  
  — Authority:
  East Jefferson General Hospital officials are holding a public meeting Monday night in Metairie to discuss a legislative proposal to allow for the lease of Jefferson Parishs two public hospitals without voters approval
  5 days ago

• Dix lease bill scheduled for House committee on Wednesday

  
  — Authority:
  Now that the legislature’s “crossover” deadline has passed, committees are beginning to schedule bills that have already passed one house. A case in point: the hyper-controversial bill to reverse the Dix Park land deal between the state and the city … Read More...
  5 days ago

• APA 2013: Follow-Up Schizophrenia Care

  
  — Authority:
  The Particulars: The National Committee for Quality Assurance has proposed a quality measure for follow-up after hospitalization for schizophrenia for the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set. Patterns and predictors of follow-up care among publicly and privately insured inpatients with schizophrenia ...
  5 days ago

• APA 2013: Treating Delirium in Elderly Pneumonia Patients

  
  — Authority:
  The Particulars: Studies indicate that pneumonia is prevalent and potentially life-threatening in elderly patients presenting to the ED. In this population, delirium is common and may be the only manifestation of pneumonia. Data Breakdown: A study was conducted using record reviews for patients hospitalized for ...
  5 days ago

• APA 2013: Patient-Perceived Barriers to Alcohol Use Treatment

  
  — Authority:
  The Particulars: Previous research has not clearly defined barriers to care for adults with a perceived need for treatment of alcohol problems. Data Breakdown: For a study, researchers analyzed data from patients aged 18 and older who reported a need for treatment of alcohol problems but did not obtain ...
  5 days ago

• George Michael Crash: Singer Released From Hospital After Scary Incident

  
  — Authority:
  George Michael got into a crash last week that initially sounded life-threatening, but now the “Faith” singer is already out of the hospital and headed home. The crash took place last week in England, and though details are still a bit hazy it appears that the car George Michael was riding in was the only one to ...
  5 days ago

• Los Angeles goes after Vegas hospital for dumping 1500 patients

  
  — Authority:
  About one third of these patients, some of which were homeless, were given one-way bus tickets to cities in California. About 200 of the 1,500 mentally ill patients were sent to Los Angeles County, 150 of whom arrived in downtown L.A. Since 2008, patients were bused to cities in every continental US state, even though ...
  5 days ago

• Pedometers Lead to More Walking, Fewer Exacerbations in COPD

  
  — Authority:
  PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — A program of walking enhancement is therapeutic for patients with mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study has shown. Advice alone was not sufficient to reverse patients’ sedentary ways. However, the researchers found that a pedometer intervention helped patients ...
  5 days ago

• Just How Does Heather Webber Know General Hospitals Mysterious Relish Saboteur? (VIDEO)

  
  — Authority:
  The dream team of Robin Mattson and Roger Howarth is back together again today on General Hospital . Only this time it wont be Todd Manning cooking up schemes with Heather Webber. Just how does the woman immortalized in a disco hit for having an "insane attack" know this apparently relish-averse chap? Watch a ...
  5 days ago

• Stupid and cruel, both

  
  The Doctor Weighs In — Authority: 145
  By Paul Levy First Posted at Not Running a Hospital on 5/20/2013 One of the signs of political sickness in America is the degree to which some Republican governors, apparently out of sheer spite for President Obama, have decided to be both stupid and cruel to citizens in their own states.  I refer to those [...]The ...
  5 days ago

• ATS 2013: Exploring the Analgesic-Asthma Link

  
  — Authority:
  The Particulars: Studies have suggested that using analgesics during pregnancy or early childhood can increase the risk of asthma-related outcomes. These studies, however, are limited because of potential confounding by indication. Data Breakdown: Researchers investigated the associations of acetaminophen and ...
  5 days ago

• Algerian Islamist demands ill president appear

  
  — Authority:
  The head of Algerias main Islamist political party has called for the countrys ailing president to appear on television to dispel rumors over his health after a three week absence. Abderrazzak Mukri, the leader of the Movement of Society for Peace, warned that if the president did not soon appear, it ...
  5 days ago

• Bringing OpenNotes to Geisinger

  
  KevinMD.com — Authority: 542
  Recently, over 520 of our doctors began sharing their office visit notes with patients. All primary care doctors and general pediatricians, and selected physicians within pediatric subspecialties, dermatology, endocrinology, pulmonology, nephrology, rheumatology, cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, ...
  5 days ago

• Marin General Hospital on the right path to fix CPOE safety issues

  
  — Authority:
  Fixing IT safety issues goes beyond training and board meetings and union action, as providers at Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, Calif., are showing. read more
  5 days ago

• The Badge … from Reens

  
  — Authority:
  The other day I needed to go to the local NHS hospital but not wanting to sit there for 4 hours, I put on my blue jacket and pinned on a plastic ID card that I had made off the Internet onto the front of my jacket. When I went into the hospital, I noticed that 3/4 of the people got up and left.   I ...
  5 days ago

Comments about hospital