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A '''regional hospital''' is a [[hospital]] that serves a larger area than a [[local hospital]]. Regional hospitals sometimes serve specific needs that cannot be adequately met by a [[local hospital|local]] or [[rural hospital]],<ref>{{cite web|quote=What if rural facilities were used for the kind of routine care and simple procedures that generalist physicians and nurses can safely provide while designating regional hospitals for more complex, specialty care?|title=Rethinking Rural Hospitals With Lessons From The Battlefield|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2015/01/22/rethinking-rural-hospitals/|publisher=Forbes|date=22 January 2015}}</ref> such as treating [[ebola]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/15/creating-regional-ebola-hospitals/17321161/|title=Experts: Regional hospitals can best treat Ebola|publisher=USA Today|date=16 October 2014}}</ref> or [[obstetric fistula]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Regional Hospitals|publisher=Hamlin Fistula USA|url=http://hamlinfistulausa.org/our-activities/mini-hospitals/}}</ref> or providing [[elective surgery|elective]] [[orthopedic surgery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2011/02/21/Surgical-edge-goes-to-regional-hospitals/UPI-82731298265260/|title=Surgical Edge Goes to Regional Hospitals|date=21 February 2011|publisher=UPI}}</ref>
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