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Abstract
A class of hospitals that includes profit or not-for-profit hospitals that are controlled by a legal entity other than a government agency. (Hospital Administration Terminology, AHA, 2d ed)
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Synonyms
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- Hospitals, Private
- Hospital, Private
- Private Hospital
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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
non-government profit or not-for-profit; coord NIM with special hosp (e.g., HOSPITALS, CHRONIC DISEASE) or med specialty (IM or NIM) if pertinent; specify geog
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Previous Indexing
- Hospitals, Proprietary (1975-1990)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Private Hospitals. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016304. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016304
- Private Hospitals. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_hospital
- Private Hospitals. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4284971