The word "hospital" comes from Latin, which means "guest", because when it was first established, it was for people to take refuge and have a lounge, which made people comfortable and entertaining. Later, it gradually became a professional institution to meet human medical needs and provide medical services, and it was a service place to accommodate and treat patients.
Hospital refers to a medical institution that provides patients with necessary medical examination, treatment measures, nursing technology, consulting services, rehabilitation equipment, rescue and transportation services in accordance with laws, regulations and industry norms, with the main purpose of saving lives. Its clients include not only symptomatic patients and wounded, but also elderly people who cannot take care of themselves or have limited activities and rely on medical care. Forensic doctors evaluate the seriously injured who have medical dependence or unstable condition and need long-term rehabilitation and regular observation and examination.
Or there are other specific situations and people, such as healthy people (such as pregnant women, parturients and newborns) and completely healthy people (such as people who come to the hospital for physical examination or oral cleaning). When it was first established, it was for people to take refuge and had entertainment programs to make tourists feel comfortable and entertained. Later, it gradually became a specialized institution for receiving and treating patients.
China is one of the first countries to establish hospitals in the world. As early as the Western Han Dynasty, the plague was prevalent along the Yellow River. Liu Che, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, set up medical clinics in various places, equipped with doctors and medicines, to treat the people free of charge.