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. 2018 Sep;10(9):5405–5413. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.08.110

Table 1. Definitions of each type of medical institutions.

Type of medical institutions Definition
Tertiary hospital General hospitals which provide specialized medical practice for disease with high severity
General hospital Hospitals with more than 100 beds and more than 7 or 9 medical specialties
Hospital Medical center with more than 30 beds
Convalescent hospital Hospital which mainly provide convalescent services
Primary healthcare clinic Medical center with less than 30 beds, which mainly provide primary medical service
Public health center Medical center established by local government
Branches of public health center Branches of public health center, which covers smaller region in need of medical service
County hospital Public health center that meet the qualifications as hospital