2 Terms
Contributors in Hospitals
Hospitals
public hospital
Health care; Hospitals
A health care facility providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment established and/or funded by the State. A hospital which is owned by a government and receives government ...
private hospital
Health care; Hospitals
A health care facility providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment established by a private organization. Private hospitals may be for-profit or non-profit. The earliest types of ...
blunt end
Health care; Hospitals
Refers to the many layers of the health care system not in direct contact with patients, but which influence the personnel and equipment at the sharp end who do contact patients.
sharp end
Health care; Hospitals
Refers to the personnel or parts of the health care system in direct contact with patients.
Waverly Hills
Health care; Hospitals
Waverly Hills opened in 1926 and it was considered the most advanced tuberculosis sanatorium in America but it is estimated that hundreds died there at height of the epidemic. The cure wasn't know ...
