A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays.
Hospitals are usually funded by the public sector, by health organizations (for profit or nonprofit), health insurance companies, or charities, including direct charitable donations. Historically, hospitals were often founded and funded by religious orders or charitable individuals and leaders. Today, hospitals are largely staffed by professional physicians, surgeons, and nurses, whereas in the past, this work was usually performed by the founding religious orders or by volunteers. However, there are various Catholic religious orders, such as the Alexians and the Bon Secours Sisters, which still focus on hospital ministry today.
There are over 17,000 hospitals in the world.[1]
In accord with the original meaning of the word, hospitals were originally "places of hospitality", and this meaning is still preserved in the names of some institutions such as the Royal Hospital Chelsea, established in 1681 as a retirement and nursing home for veteran soldiers.
Extracted from www.wikipedia.org.
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
– International public health organization with myriad resources and information on health in the Americas, including publications, news releases and country health profiles.
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Langley Sports & Rehabilitation
– Offering chiropractic, massage therapy, and acupuncture for rehabilitation of sports and traumatic injuries. Langley, BC.
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Macrobiotics Canada
– Information on the center, counseling on diet, health, relationships, spirituality, support services, courses and classes. Includes accommodations and retreat information. Located in Almonte, Ontario.
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MyHealth Care Centre
– Provides complementary and alternative medicine including chiropractic, massage therapy, naturopathy and exercise therapy. Located in Mississauga, Ontario.
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Simcoe Natural Health Clinic and Educational Centre
– Canadian Holistic Clinic and Educational Centre provides workshops, seminars, training and certification courses. On site naturopathic, homeopathic and chiropractic doctors.
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Soma Therapy Centre
– Multidisciplinary health care clinic offering information on treatments, practitioners and health related articles. Located in Vancouver, B.C.
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Source Centre for Health and Wellness
– Located in Toronto, Ontario. Offers details about the services which include Network Spinal Analysis, Chiropractic, Massage, Shiatsu and other alternative therapies.
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Wholeness Family Clinic
– Hendrik Visser, M.D. provides information about the clinic, health resources and news. Located in Prince Edward Island.
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Woodgrove Pines Clinic
– Providing chiropractic services, massage therapy, acupuncture, and counselling for addiction and substance abuse. Located in Nanaimo, BC.
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Adjust Your Health
– Describes treatments offered, and provides articles on health. Services include chiropractic, naturopathy, acupuncture, yoga, and massage. Located in Calgary, Alberta.
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Arbutus Acupuncture and Massage Therapy Clinic
– Clinic located in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Back & Body Health
– Offering chiropractic services, acupuncture, and traditional Chinese medicine. Includes photographs, practitioner details, FAQ, and clinic information. Calgary, Alberta.
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Gibvey’s Natural Healing and Wellness Clinic
– A multi-faceted complementary healthcare facility. Information on the therapeutic treatments offered. Map and directions. (Canada)
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Guru and Associates Wellness Inc.
– Alternative services clinic in Toronto, Ontario. Information on homeopathy, emotional iridology, candida albicans, aromatherapy angelic ritual baths.
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Health Solutions
– Wellness clinic providing chiropractic care, massage therapy, acupuncture, personal training and rehabilitation for various injuries. Located in Toronto, Ontario.
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Armonia – Alpujarras Alternative Medicine Services
– Wellness clinics in Orgiva and Costa Del Sol (Nerja), Spain.
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Art Medical Service Company
– Information about this Polish centre of natural treatments which offers homeopathy, Yumeiho, traditional Chinese medicine, Bach flower, and medical consultations. Site is viewable in several languages.
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Holistic Holidays Lanzarote Retreat
– Information on therapies, relaxation and activities in Lanzarote villa, Canary Islands.
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Ibiza Healing Retreat
– Offering art therapy training, hypnotherapy, chakra balancing, and yoga. Accommodation in a country-villa. Spain. Site in English, Spanish, and German.
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The Holler Sanatorium
– Offers information on recuperation and rejuvenation using alternative methodologies. Includes location information of the clinic which is situated in Bad Mergentheim, Germany.
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