Hospital. A healthcare facility that meets all of these criteria: It operates legally as a hospital in the state where it is located It has facilities for the diagnosis, treatment and acute care of injured and ill persons as inpatients It has a staff of doctors that provides or supervises the care It has 24-hour nursing services provided by or supervised by registered nurses A facility is not considered a hospital if it operates mainly for any of the purposes below: As a rest home, nursing home, or convalescent home As a residential treatment center or health resort To provide hospice care for terminally ill patients To care for the elderly To treat chemical dependency or tuberculosis A sickness, disease, medical condition, or pregnancy. Physical harm caused by a sudden event at a specific time and place. It is independent of illness, except for infection of a cut or wound. Confined in a medical facility or as an overnight bed patient. A nursing facility licensed under chapter 18.51 RCW, continuing care retirement community defined under RCW 70.38.025, or assisted living facility licensed under chapter 18.20 RCW.
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Samples: Health Insurance Contract, Health Insurance Contract, Health Insurance Contract
Hospital. A healthcare facility that meets all of these criteria: • It operates legally as a hospital in the state where it is located • It has facilities for the diagnosis, treatment and acute care of injured and ill persons as inpatients • It has a staff of doctors that provides or supervises the care • It has 24-hour nursing services provided by or supervised by registered nurses A facility is not considered a hospital if it operates mainly for any of the purposes below: • As a rest home, nursing home, or convalescent home • As a residential treatment center or health resort • To provide hospice care for terminally ill patients • To care for the elderly • To treat chemical dependency or tuberculosis A sickness, disease, medical condition, or pregnancy. Physical harm caused by a sudden event at a specific time and place. It is independent of illness, except for infection of a cut or wound. Confined in a medical facility or as an overnight bed patient. A nursing facility licensed under chapter 18.51 RCW, continuing care retirement community defined under RCW 70.38.025, or assisted living facility licensed under chapter 18.20 RCW.
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Samples: Health Insurance Contract, Health Insurance Contract, Health Insurance Contract