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A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency department to treat urgent health problems ranging from fire and accident victims to a sudden illness. A district hospital typically is the major health care facility in its region, with many beds for intensive care and additional beds for patients who need long-term care.Specialized hospitals include trauma centers, rehabilitation hospitals, children’s hospitals, seniors’ hospitals, and hospitals for dealing with specific medical needs such as psychiatric treatment and certain disease categories.Specialized hospitals can help reduce health care costs compared to general hospitals. Hospitals are classified as general, specialty, or government depending on the sources of income received.

Hospitals are usually funded by the public sector, health organisations , health insurance companies, or charities, including direct charitable donations.

Currently, hospitals are largely staffed by professional physicians, surgeons, nurses, and allied health practitioners, whereas in the past, this work was usually performed by the members of founding religious orders or by volunteers.