<P> A hospital is an institution for healthcare typically providing specialized treatment for inpatient (or overnight) stays . Some hospitals primarily admit patients suffering from a specific disease or affliction, or are reserved for the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting a specific age group . Others have a mandate that expands beyond offering dominantly curative and rehabilitative care services to include promotional, preventive and educational roles as part of a primary healthcare approach . Today, hospitals are usually funded by the state, health organizations (for profit or non-profit), by health insurances or by charities and by donations . Historically, however, they were often founded and funded by religious orders or charitable individuals and leaders . Hospitals are nowadays staffed by professionally trained doctors, nurses, paramedical clinicians, etc., whereas historically, this work was usually done by the founding religious orders or by volunteers . </P> <P> Healthcare centres, including clinics, doctor's offices, urgent care centers and ambulatory surgery centers, serve as first point of contact with a health professional and provide outpatient medical, nursing, dental, and other types of care services . </P> <P> Medical nursing homes, including residential treatment centers and geriatric care facilities, are health care institutions which have accommodation facilities and which engage in providing short - term or long - term medical treatment of a general or specialized nature not performed by hospitals to inpatients with any of a wide variety of medical conditions . </P> <P> Pharmacies and drug stores comprise establishments engaged in retailing prescription or nonprescription drugs and medicines, and other types of medical and orthopaedic goods . Regulated pharmacies may be based in a hospital or clinic or they may be privately operated, and are usually staffed by pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy aides . </P>

Two examples of short term health care facility