A community hospital can be purely a nominal designation or have a more specific meaning. When specific, it refers to a hospital that is accessible to the general public, and provides a general or specific medical care which is usually short-term, in a cost-effective setting, and also focuses on preventing illnesses and not only treating them.[1][2][3] The word community often occurs in the name of the hospital. The word community is used in the sense of a location-based community for a community hospital. The following sections describe community hospitals when referred to in specific countries.
- ^ "Is the Community Hospital a Dying Model, or is it the Future of Healthcare?". Becker's Hospital Review and ASC Communications. July 13, 2012. Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ "Fast Facts on US Hospitals". The American Hospital Association. Archived from the original on 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
- ^ "American Psychological Association (APA): community hospital. (n.d.). Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon. Retrieved July 21, 2013". Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2013.