This document defines a hospital and outlines its key functions and services. It begins by defining a hospital as an institution that provides facilities for diagnosis, therapy, rehabilitation and more using physicians, surgeons and technical staff. It then lists the main functions of a hospital as uplifting medical standards, providing guidance to work in groups to better patient care and the community, reducing disease through early treatment, and more. The document goes on to classify hospitals based on clinical grounds like medicine, surgery and maternity, non-clinical grounds like governmental vs non-governmental, size, cost, and medical system. It concludes by describing common hospital services like nursing, radiology, outpatient care, supplies, pharmacy, medical records, and emergency services.