Hospitals (Global Industry Overview)

This paper provides an overview of the global hospital industry. The paper gives a snapshot summary, with additional sections on the industry's development, organisation and structure, current conditions and its leading companies and countries.

Global Industry Overview: Hospitals

Hospitals provide diagnostic services, extensive medical treatment that includes surgical services, and other medical services, as well as continuous nursing services. These establishments have an organized medical staff, inpatient beds, equipment, and facilities to provide complete health care for patients. Specialized group industries include general medical and surgical hospitals; psychiatric hospitals; and specialty hospitals for alcoholism rehabilitation, children, cancer, orthopedics, chronic diseases, and drug addiction.

Industry Snapshot

The world hospital industry consists of an estimated 100,000 hospitals. While the world's hospitals differ considerably in structure, organization, and services, as well as in purpose and mission, they...

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