HOSPITAL, as used in this Chapter, shall mean any institution, place, building, or agency which maintains and operates facilities for one or more persons for the diagnosis, care and treatment of human illness, to which persons may be admitted for overnight stay or longer. HOSPITAL includes sanitarium, nursing home, convalescent home, or mental institution.
REST HOME, as used in this Chapter, shall mean any institution, place, building, or agency maintaining facilities for the board and care of one or more ambulatory persons who do not require nursing service or medical supervision. A REST HOME does not include a hotel, boarding house, guest ranch or other similar type establishments which are licensed under this Code as public eating places.
(Ord. 527, passed - -1958; Am. Ord. 3105, passed - -1986)