Summary - Canadian Industry Statistics

Definition

This industry comprises establishments, licensed as hospitals, primarily engaged in providing diagnostic and medical treatment, and monitoring patients who suffer from mental illness or substance abuse disorders.

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  The treatment often requires an extended stay in the hospital. These hospitals may provide other services, such as out-patient services and electroencephalograph services.
  
  Example Activities:
  Addiction hospitals
  Mental hospitals
  Psychiatric hospitals

  Exclusions

  Establishments primarily engaged in:
  the treatment of mental health and substance abuse illnesses on an exclusively out-patient basis (see 621420 Out-patient mental health and substance abuse centres), residential care for persons with developmental handicaps (see 623210 Residential developmental handicap facilities), in-patient treatment of mental health and substance abuse illness with an emphasis on counselling rather than medical treatment (see 62322 Residential mental health and substance abuse facilities).