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Hospitals |
A physician visiting the sick in a hospital. German engraving from 1682. A hospital today is an institution for professional health care provided by physicians, nurses and other professionals. Terminology During the Middle Ages the hospital could serve other functions, such as almshouse for the poor, or hostel for pilgrims. The name comes from Latin hospes (host), which is also the root for the English words hotel, hostel, and hospitality. The modern word hotel derives from the Fre ...
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Health Facilities Organizations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- National Center for Health Statistics
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- American College of Physicians http://www.acponline.org/
- American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/
- National Institute on Aging http://www.nia.nih.gov/
- Resolve http://www.resolve.org/
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- United Network for Organ Sharing http://www.unos.org/
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations http://www.jcaho.org/
- American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging http://www.aahsa.org/
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