Common use of Hospital Clause in Contracts

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 Illness A sickness, disease, medical condition, or pregnancy. Injury 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. Inpatient 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.

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 Illness A sickness, disease, medical condition, or pregnancy. Injury 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. Inpatient 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.