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 Official public hospitals (No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Official public hospitals (No.) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2001) and Modality; Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Hospitals survey
First available period 2010
Last available period 2012
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2001)
  • Modality
Concepts
  • OFFICIAL HOSPITAL:  A hospital under the administrative supervision of the State, regardless of the ownership of the facilities. It can be: Public hospital ' under the supervision of the Ministry of Health or Regional Departments of Health, access to which is open to all; Military hospital ' under the supervision of the Ministry of Defence; Paramilitary hospital ' under the supervision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs; Prison hospital ' under the supervision of the Ministry of Justice.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • HOSPITAL:  Health establishment with both in and out-patient care, and endowed with diagnostic and therapeutical resources, with the purpose of providing the population with healing and rehabilitation medical assistance. It is also qualified for preventing disease, health care teaching and scientific research.
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 19/12/2014


information presented in 2/7/2024