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HOSPITAL CHAIN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-12-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Hospital Organization
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hospital chain 1, record 1, English, hospital%20chain
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For-profit health-care and hospital chains, such as Columbia and Tenet, have prospered by cutting fat from a famously bloated business. 1, record 1, English, - hospital%20chain
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chaîne d'hôpitaux
1, record 1, French, cha%C3%AEne%20d%27h%C3%B4pitaux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A 44 ans, le fils de camionneur régnait sur la plus grande chaîne d'hôpitaux privés du monde, avec 343 établissements, près de 300 000 salariés, 120 milliards de francs de chiffre d'affaires. 1, record 1, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20d%27h%C3%B4pitaux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-09-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Hospital Organization
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- health-care chain
1, record 2, English, health%2Dcare%20chain
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The hospital should be the last point of call in the health-care chain... people with minor ailments should phone a health practitioner or visit a local doctor rather than risk exposure to diseases in... hospital emergency rooms. 1, record 2, English, - health%2Dcare%20chain
Record 2, Key term(s)
- health care chain
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chaîne de soins
1, record 2, French, cha%C3%AEne%20de%20soins
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les services préhospitaliers d'urgence constituent un volet extrêmement important de la chaîne de soins. 1, record 2, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20de%20soins
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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