TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Hospitals
A1  - Burns, Lawton Robert
PY  - 2021
T2  - The U.S. Healthcare Ecosystem: Payers, Providers, Producers
AB  - The  United  States  had  6,146  hospitals  as  of  January  2020  (Figure  11-1).  Hospitals  are  typically  classified  by  the  types  of  services  they  render,  their  average  length  of  stay,  ownership,  and  teaching  affiliation.  With  regard  to  service,  5,198  of  the  6,146  facilities  are  considered  “community  hospitals.”  These  provide  either  (1)  general  medical-surgical  services  that  span  lots  of  specialties  or  (2)  specialty  services  for  specific  diseases  and  conditions  (eg,  rehabilitation,  orthopedic,  obstetrics/gynecology,  ear/nose/throat,  long-term  acute  care).  Most  of  the  beds  set  up  and  staffed  in  hospitals  are  for  general  medical-surgical  patients;  only  a  fraction  are  set  up  for  intensive  care  units  (ICUs)  and  other  specialized  purposes  (eg,  burn  units).  There  are  also  more  than  400  psychiatric  hospitals  in  the  private  sector  that  treat  patients  with  mental  health  illnesses  (severe  depression,  substance  abuse)  requiring  acute  hospital  care.  Noncommunity  (“other”  in  Figure  11-1)  hospitals  include  prison  hospitals  and  school  infirmaries.  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180253146
ER  -