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Printed on: 6/19/2013

Hospitals Information in Northern Virginia.

• Acute: Hospitals delivering care to patient with acute illness or trauma. Acute care generally occurs in a hospital or emergency room setting.
• Ambulatory Surgical: Freestanding or hospital-based facility with an organized professional staff that provides surgical services to patients who do not require an inpatient bed (outpatients)
• Children: A specialized hospital that provides long-term rehabilitation and specialty care services for children.
• Critical Access: A hospital operating no more than 25 beds with no more than 15 used for acute inpatient care at any one time with a maximum stay of 96 hours.
• Long Term Acute Care / Sub-Acute: A hospital facility that provides health care to patients with illness between acute and chronic, but with some acute features.
• Psychiatric: A hospital that specializes in the treatment of mental disorders.
• Rehabilitation: A hospital that provides treatment and education that lead the disabled individual to attain maximum function.