相对于我国为数不少的公立疗养院,美国的疗养院则走着一条不同的路。美国现有17000多家疗养院,住着160多万人。由政府和宗教、慈善团体等非营利机构经营的为数不多,大部分疗养院是由私人经营的盈利企业。当然所有疗养院都必须经政府批准注册。作为整个医疗保障制度的一部分,它是一种仅限于高龄者、残疾者等“部分人”(特殊群体)的医疗服务制度。凡适用于医疗保险的人员,均可以享受面向医院患者的医疗服 Relative to our country a large number of public sanatoriums, the United States sanatorium walked a different path. The United States now has more than 17,000 nursing homes and over 1.6 million people living there. There are only a handful of non-profit organizations run by government and religious and charitable organizations, most of which are privately run, profitable businesses. Of course, all sanatoriums must be approved by the government. As part of the overall health care system, it is a system of medical services that is limited to “people” (special groups) such as the elderly, the disabled and others. All those who apply to medical insurance can enjoy the medical clothes for hospital patients