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(1) A hospital including a physical plant and personnel that provides multidisciplinary
diagnosis and treatment for diseases that have one or more of the following characteristics:
is permanent; leaves residual disability; is caused by nonreversible pathological
alteration; requires special training of the patient for rehabilitation; and/or may
be expected to require a long period of supervision or care. In addition, patients
require the safety, security, and shelter of these specialized inpatient or partial
hospitalization settings. (2) A hospital that provides medical and
skilled nursing services to patients with long-term illnesses who are not in an acute
phase but who require an intensity of services not available in nursing homes. Source:
(1) Expanded from Rhea, Ott, and Shafritz, The Facts On File Dictionary of Health
Care Management, New York: Facts On File Publications, 1988.
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