The patient groups most likely to receive this sort of hospital provision are elderly people, those with psychiatric problems, and those with physical rehabilitative needs.
Day hospitals were created during the soviet Union under Staline, they were imported to modern occidental countries after the second world war.
For instance the day hospital of a French city has a medical service with 6 doctors, 12 nurses, 5 secretary, 7 social workers .
In the United Kingdom, day hospitals originated in the late 1950s with a focus on rehabilitation for frail older people, enabling many to remain in their own homes.
[4] Day hospital services for elderly people have existed in Sweden since the early 1950s and continue to expand, with 1,600 places in the country.