Types of Hospital

Basis of the care provided by the hospital, hospitals are of several types.
Types of hospitals are as follows-

General hospital-
The best known type of hospital is the general hospital, which is set up to deal many kinds of disease and injuries and normally has an emergency department to deal with immediate and urgent threats to health.
larger cities may have several hospitals of varying sizes and facilities.

District hospital-
A district hospital typically is the major health care facility in its region, with large number of beds with intensive care and long term care. These are specialized in facilities like surgery, child birth, diagnostic labs, etc..

Specialized hospitals-
The hospital which includes trauma centers, rehabilitation centers, and departments for dealing with some specific medical needs such as psychiatric problems, cardiovascular problems, neurology disorders, oncology disorders, orthopedic problems and other medical needs.

Teaching Hospitals-
A teaching hospitals combines assistance to patients with teaching to medical students, nurses, paramedical studies and often linked to medical college, nursing college or university.

 Clinics-
A medical facility smaller than a hospital is generally called a clinic, and often run's by a government agency for health services  or a private  partnership of physicians. Clinics generally provides ambulatory or day care services.