Variant of NAICS 1997 - Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries

7 - Services-Producing Sector

14 - Health Care and Social Assistance

62 - Health Care and Social Assistance

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing health care by diagnosis and treatment, providing residential care for medical and social reasons, and providing social assistance, such as counselling, welfare, child protection, community housing and food services, vocational rehabilitation and child care, to those requiring such assistance.

622 - Hospitals

This subsector comprises establishments, licensed as hospitals, primarily engaged in providing medical, diagnostic and treatment services, and specialized accommodation services to in-patients. These establishments have an organized medical staff of physicians, nurses and other health professionals, technologists and technicians. Hospitals use specialized facilities and equipment that form a significant and integral part of the production process. Hospitals may also provide a wide variety of out-patient services as a secondary activity.

6222 - Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals

This industry group 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. The treatment often requires an extended stay in the hospital. These hospitals may provide other services, such as out-patient services and electroencephalograph services.

62221 - Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals

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

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • treatment of mental health and substance abuse illnesses on an exclusively out-patient basis (See 62142 Out-Patient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centres)
  • residential care for persons with developmental handicaps (See 62321 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)