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2. Hospital - Wikipedia

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   A district hospital typically is the major health care facility in its region, with large numbers of beds for intensive care, critical care, and long-term care. In California, "district hospital" refers specifically to a class of healthcare facility created shortly after World War II to address a shortage of hospital beds in many local communities.

3. Emergency department - Wikipedia

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   The main patient area inside the Mobile Medical Unit operated in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of patients who present without prior appointment; either by their own ...

4. Clinical officer - Wikipedia

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   The training expanded after Kenya's independence in 1962 through to 1970 when the newly created University of Nairobi started its own medical school and also used Kenyatta National Hospital as its teaching hospital. Legislation to regulate medical practice by clinical officers was passed in 1988 thus creating the Clinical Officers Council in 1989.

5. Medical director - Wikipedia

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   This physician's role is to oversee EMS personnel in a defined area, typically a bigger city or county, and it corresponds to the position of medical director in North America. [ 6 ] In Sweden , the position of medical director at hospitals and clinics is referred to as Huvudläkaren , literally "the head physician".

6. Allied health professions - Wikipedia

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   The organization of International Chief Health Professions Officers (ICHPO) [3] developed a widely-used definition of the allied health professions: Allied Health Professions are a distinct group of health professionals who apply their expertise to prevent disease transmission, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate people of all ages and all specialties.

7. Health facility - Wikipedia

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   A hospital is an institution for healthcare typically providing specialized treatment for inpatient (or overnight) stays. Some hospitals primarily admit patients with a specific disease or affliction, or are reserved for the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting a specific age group.