Health Care

District Hospitals

Government-controlled hospitals which represent the major health facility for a designated geographic area.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Government-controlled hospitals which represent the major health facility for a designated geographic area.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Hospitals, District
  • District Hospital
  • Hospital, District

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

coord IM with special hosp (e.g., HOSPITALS, CHRONIC DISEASE; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; etc.) or med specialty (IM or NIM) if pertinent; specify geog

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History Note

91(78); was see under HOSPITALS, PUBLIC 1978-90

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. N02.278w.421w.510w.140

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. District Hospitals. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006767. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006767
  2. District Hospitals. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70373948