Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. A hospital is one common type of health facility.An eye, ear, nose, and throat clinic in Durham, North Carolina, illustrating a common smaller facility.A health facility is, in general, any location where healthcare is provided. Health facilities range from small clinics and doctor””s offices to urgent care centers and large hospitals with elaborate emergency rooms and trauma centers. The number and quality of health facilities in a country or region is one common measure of that area””s prosperity and quality of life. In many countries, health facilities are regulated to some extent by law;