Chronic Disease Hospitals
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 281P00000X
A hospital including a physical plant and personnel that provides multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment for diseases that have one or more of the following characteristics: are permanent; leave residual disability; are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration; require special training of the patient for rehabilitation; and/or may be expected to require a long period of supervision or care.
In addition, patients require the safety, security, and shelter of these specialized inpatient or partial hospitalization settings.
A hospital that provides medical and skilled nursing services to patients with long-term illnesses who are not in an acute phase but who require an intensity of services not available in nursing homes.
General Acute Care Hospitals
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 282N00000X
An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a broad population group, covering both surgical and non-surgical medical conditions.
Long Term Care Hospitals
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 282E00000X
Long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) furnish extended medical and rehabilitative care to individuals who are clinically complex and have multiple acute or chronic conditions.
Military Hospitals
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 286500000X
A health care facility operated by the Department of Defense.
Psychiatric Hospitals
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 283Q00000X
An organization including a physical plant and personnel that provides multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment mental health services to patients requiring the safety, security, and shelter of the inpatient or partial hospitalization settings.
Rehabilitation Hospitals
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 283X00000X
A hospital or facility that provides health-related, social, and/or vocational services to disabled persons to help them attain their maximum functional capacity.
Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institutions
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 282J00000X
Furnishes only nonmedical nursing items and services to patients who choose to rely solely upon a religious method of healing, and for whom the acceptance of medical services would be inconsistent with their religious beliefs.
Special Hospitals
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 284300000X
A designation by the AHA of a hospital whose primary function of the institution is to provide diagnostic and treatment services for patients who have specified medical conditions, both surgical and nonsurgical.