What is the difference between a medical center and a hospital?

Answer 1

The primary difference is that a Doctor's office is designed to see and then discharge patients over a very short duration, and generally will be manned by a medical team of one or two similar disciplines. A hospital is more geared for prolonged stays, and offers a wider spectrum of specialists.

One the other hand, sick, contagious people go to hospitals, so the chance of acquiring a secondary infection in a hospital is generally higher than you'd see in most (but not all) private practices.

Answer 2

Medical centers usually have additional components besides providing direct patient care, such as teaching sites for healthcare students as well as conducting clinical research studies.

Answer 3

A medical center is limited in what it can do . A hospital is able to handle all medical situations.

Answer 4

There is no difference.