.hospital is a generic Top Level Domain (TLD) for medical fields.
The domain extension is available for registration since January 2017. This domain was introduced by ICANN. It is perfectly suitable as an internet address for clinics, hospitals, special clinics, emergency rooms in the fields of human and veterinary medicine.
In the digital age, more and more patients worldwide are using the Internet to obtain information. Because this domain extension is internationally understandable, it is also suitable for setting up discussion forums and information sites. On these websites, patients can view their medical records, make appointments and meet with medical professionals. These websites allow medical experts to offer their services and patients to make decisions based on sound information. Both users and web drivers of websites dealing with the topic of medicine make a very good decision with this domain extension.
Websites with this generic domain extension rank better after a search than websites with the country-specific top level domain, for example .com or .de. This fact speaks for registering a domain with the ending .hospital for a web project on the topic of medicine or health information and possibly forwarding already existing internet addresses to the new generic domain. Especially Google as an important ranking factor. The connection between the use of this generic domain extension and a better ranking has been proven several times to date.
In the field of health, catchy, meaningful, easy-to-remember internet names are a must. .hospital is clear, unambiguous and short. It is the perfect internet name for hospitals. No matter if it is a network of hospitals or a local hospital. The ending signals to every patient that they are in the right place on this website.
In today's digital era, many hospitals' websites offer their patients additional functions. They enable direct communication between the hospital and the patient. Thanks to these so-called patient portals, an outpatient action can be made smooth and easier.
Patients can conveniently fill out medical or other forms required for treatment online. They can also view their medical records, request the re-prescription of medication and/or make appointments.
For such patient portals as well as for non-profit organizations, veterinary clinics, treatment centers, specialty clinics and other organizations and providers of services in the medical field, .hospital is the perfect Internet name.
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Transfer to the Premium Provider
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Provider change possible
Whois update possible
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Deletion immediately
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