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HOSPITALS
Industries in the Hospitals subsector provide medical, diagnostic, and treatment services that include physician, nursing, and other health services to inpatients and the specialized accommodation services required by inpatients. Hospitals may also provide outpatient services as a secondary activity. Establishments in the Hospitals subsector provide inpatient health services, many of which can only be provided using the specialized facilities and equipment that form a significant and integral part of the production process.

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

This industry comprises establishments known and licensed as general medical and surgical hospitals primarily engaged in providing diagnostic and medical treatment (both surgical and nonsurgical) to inpatients with any of a wide variety of medical conditions. These establishments maintain inpatient beds and provide patients with food services that meet their nutritional requirements. These hospitals have an organized staff of physicians and other medical staff to provide patient care services. These establishments usually provide other services, such as outpatient services, anatomical pathology services, diagnostic X-ray services, clinical laboratory services, operating room services for a variety of procedures, and pharmacy services.

Business types:
  • Children's hospitals, general
  • General medical and surgical hospitals
  • Hospitals, general medical and surgical
  • Hospitals, general pediatric
  • Osteopathic hospitals

Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals

This industry comprises establishments known and licensed as psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals primarily engaged in providing diagnostic, medical treatment, and monitoring services for inpatients who suffer from mental illness or substance abuse disorders. The treatment often requires an extended stay in the hospital. These establishments maintain inpatient beds and provide patients with food services that meet their nutritional requirements. They have an organized staff of physicians and other medical staff to provide patient care services. Psychiatric, psychological, and social work services are available at the facility. These hospitals usually provide other services, such as outpatient services, clinical laboratory services, diagnostic X-ray services, and electroencephalograph services.

Cross-References:
  • Establishments primarily engaged in providing treatment of mental health and substance abuse illnesses on an exclusively outpatient basis are classified in Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers;
  • Establishments referred to as hospitals but are primarily engaged in providing inpatient treatment of mental health and substance abuse illness with the emphasis on counseling rather than medical treatment are classified in Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities;
  • Establishments referred to as hospitals but are primarily engaged in providing residential care for persons diagnosed with mental retardation are classified in Residential Mental Retardation Facilities.
Business types:
  • Alcoholism rehabilitation hospitals
  • Children's hospitals, psychiatric or substance abuse
  • Detoxification hospitals
  • Drug addiction rehabilitation hospitals
  • Hospitals for alcoholics
  • Hospitals, addiction
  • Hospitals, mental (except mental retardation)
  • Hospitals, psychiatric (except convalescent)
  • Hospitals, psychiatric pediatric
  • Hospitals, substance abuse
  • Mental (except mental retardation) hospitals
  • Mental health hospitals
  • Psychiatric hospitals (except convalescent)
  • Rehabilitation hospitals, alcoholism and drug addiction

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals

This industry consists of establishments known and licensed as specialty hospitals primarily engaged in providing diagnostic and medical treatment to inpatients with a specific type of disease or medical condition (except psychiatric or substance abuse). Hospitals providing long-term care for the chronically ill and hospitals providing rehabilitation, restorative, and adjustive services to physically challenged or disabled people are included in this industry. These establishments maintain inpatient beds and provide patients with food services that meet their nutritional requirements. They have an organized staff of physicians and other medical staff to provide patient care services. These hospitals may provide other services, such as outpatient services, diagnostic X-ray services, clinical laboratory services, operating room services, physical therapy services, educational and vocational services, and psychological and social work services.

Cross-References:
  • Establishments known and licensed as hospitals primarily engaged in providing diagnostic and therapeutic inpatient services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and nonsurgical, are classified in General Medical and Surgical Hospitals;
  • Establishments known and licensed as hospitals primarily engaged in providing diagnostic and treatment services for inpatients with psychiatric or substance abuse illnesses are classified in Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals.
  • Establishments referred to as hospitals but are primarily engaged in providing inpatient nursing and rehabilitative services to persons requiring convalescence are classified in Nursing Care Facilities;
  • Establishments referred to as hospitals but are primarily engaged in providing residential care of persons diagnosed with mental retardation are classified in Residential Mental Retardation Facilities;
  • Establishments referred to as hospitals but are primarily engaged in providing inpatient treatment for mental health and substance abuse illnesses with the emphasis on counseling rather than medical treatment are classified in Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities.
Business types:
  • Cancer hospitals
  • Children's hospitals, specialty (except psychiatric, substance abuse)
  • Chronic disease hospitals
  • Extended care hospitals (except mental, substance abuse)
  • Eye, ear, nose, and throat hospitals
  • Hospitals, specialty (except psychiatric, substance abuse)
  • Leprosy hospitals
  • Maternity hospitals
  • Neurological hospitals
  • Obstetrical hospital
  • Orthopedic hospitals
  • Physical rehabilitation hospitals
  • Rehabilitation hospitals (except alcoholism, drug addiction)
  • Tuberculosis and other respiratory illness hospitals

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