[6] LEVELS OF HEALTH CARE Flashcards
Levels of Health Care Services
- ____
- ____
- ____
- Primary level of care/Primary care
- Secondary level of care/Secondary care
- Tertiary level of care/Tertiary care
Health services offered at this level are to individuals in FAIR health and to patients with diseases in the early symptomatic stages
Primary Level
Primary Level
These includes health care services given at family level and at the barangay level such as:
- (1) ____
- (2) ____
- (3) ____ of hospitals
- (4) ____
- (5) ____ agencies
(1) RHU (Rural Health Unit) & BHS (Barangay Health Station)
(2) Main Health Center & CHHC
(3) OPD
(4) Puericulture Centers (Care for Children)
(5) Private & Semi-private
Health services offered at this level are to patients with symptomatic stages of disease which require moderately specialized knowledge and technical resources for adequate treatment
Secondary Level
Secondary Level
These include ____ including emergency and district, provincial, regional government or private hospitals
smaller, non-departmentalized hospitals
Services rendered at this level are for clients afflicted with diseases which seriously threaten their health and which require highly technical & specialized knowledge, facilities and personnel to treat effectively
Tertiary Level
Tertiary Level
These include highly technological & sophisticated services offered by medical centers & large hospitals such as: ____, ____, ____
central referral hospital, specialized national hospitals, medical & training hospitals
*includes UMC
Level of Care
- Education
- Prevention
Promotive and Preventive Care
Level of Care
- Early Detection
- Routine Care
Primary Care
Level of Care
- Emergency Treatment
- Critical Care
Secondary Care
Level of Care
- Specialized Care
Tertiary Care
Level of Care
- Intermediate & Follow-up Care
Restorative Care
(Rehabilitation)
Level of Care
- Long Term & Chronic Care
- Personal Care
- Hospice Care
Continuing Care
(Home Care)
First Level Worker (FLW)
Public Health Midwife (PHM)
FLW - Public Health Midwife (PHM)
- (1) ____ including immunizations; will refer all abnormal & high risk conditions.
- (2) ____ except complicated cases & IUD insertion.
- (3) ____, follow-up of clinic conditions & first aid according to standing orders.
- (4) ____ - problem to be referred to Sanitary Inspector.
- Assistance in registration of (5) ____
(1) Maternal & child health care
(2) Family planning
(3) Medical care for simple conditions
(4) Simple activities in sanitation
(5) vital events, recording & reporting
