A private hospital is a hospital not owned by the government, including for-profits and non-profits . Funding is by patients themselves ("self-pay"), by insurers, or by foreign embassies. Private hospitals are commonly part, albeit in varying degrees, of the majority of healthcare systems around the world.
7-551: Chester County Hospital is a private , non-profit , 329-bed teaching hospital located primarily in West Chester, Pennsylvania . Opened in 1892, the hospital joined University of Pennsylvania Health System in 2013. The hospital's main campus is located in both West Chester and West Goshen Township , with satellite locations located in West Goshen, Jennersville , Exton , New Garden , and Kennett Square . The hospital
14-521: Is affiliated with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia . The hospital, originally known as West Chester Hospital, began as a 10-bed dispensary. Chartered on September 12, 1892, the full-service hospital opened as Chester County Hospital in March 1893, with construction completed by 1895. The hospital admitted its first patient on March 1, 1893. Chester County's nursing school opened in 1894. The hospital
21-554: The University of Pennsylvania Health System in 2013. The Fern Hill Medical Campus, located in West Goshen, opened in 2000, and Penn Medicine Southern Chester County, located in Jennersville, opened in 2015. The hospital celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2017. Chester County Day, an annual event focusing on tours of local historic homes, is organized by and raises money for the hospital. In 2021, Chester County Hospital
28-861: The South East of England. In 1979 there were about 4,000 beds in UK private hospitals According to the 2014 American Hospital Association Annual Survey, there are 5,686 hospitals in the United States. Of that total, 2,904 are public hospitals, and 1,060 are private. There are a total of 795,603 staffed beds in public hospitals and 118,910 staffed beds in private hospitals. Public hospitals had about 33.6 million admissions annually while private hospitals had about 1.8 million admissions annually. There are 126 hospitals in New York City aside from specialized state and Federal institutions. Of these, 32, with
35-584: The UK, in addition to many more private clinics providing outpatient services. Around 812,000 privately funded admissions occurred in 2017, comprising same-day treatment ("day-case") or overnight stays ("inpatient"). Of these, 714,000 took place in independent hospitals, and 97,000 in NHS facilities. Additionally, some 546,000 NHS-funded admissions were conducted at independent (private) hospitals. Privately funded care, and private hospitals, are most prevalent in London and
42-666: Was ranked as the 85th best hospital in the nation & 5th in the state by Newsweek . Private hospital In the United Kingdom private hospitals are distinguished from National Health Service (NHS) institutions. However, many National Health Service hospitals provide some privately funded care in Private Patient Units (PPUs), and are included as private hospitals for competition law purposes. As of December 2018, there were an estimated 556 hospitals with over 9,000 beds providing privately funded care in
49-719: Was rebuilt in 1925 to house 145 beds. Built in Italian Renaissance style, the new building was funded by a $ 1,000,000 donation from Pierre S. du Pont . The gift was in honor of his former associate Lewes A. Mason, who had died in the care of the hospital during the Spanish flu . The hospital's Intensive care unit opened in 1979, and its NICU opened in 1994. The NICU received level III designation in 2005. Chester County Hospital has been expanded in 1931, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1985, 2014, and most recently in 2021–2022. Chester County Hospital operated independently until it joined
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