definition
strict definition
extended care
A hospital or medical care facility providing beds for multi-day, long-term, or indefinite patient stays.
An extended care facility is a hospital or long-term medical care facility, which includes beds for multi-day or indefinite stays by patients.
Accommodation allows care to continue across more than one day. A facility can provide either a planned period of treatment or an indefinite stay.
The category includes hospitals and other long-term medical care facilities. An outpatient consultation room without patient-stay beds has a different care arrangement.
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More specific definitions
4 sub-definitions-
hospital
A medical facility for intensive treatment and emergency care, with beds for extended patient stays. -
inpatient clinic
A facility providing medically supervised housing for long-term or recovering patients. -
psychiatric hospital
A hospital providing extended stays or indefinite residence for psychiatric or psychotherapeutic treatment. -
sanatorium
A residential medical facility for long-term intensive care, recuperation, or isolation of contagious disease.