Levels of Healthcare Facilities Flashcards
Health Promotion and Illness Prevention
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
first level of contact between individuals and families with the health system.
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Example: Barangay Health centers (BHO), City Health Office (CHO), Community hospitals, and clinics.
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Information dissemination, free maintenance.
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Treatment of common illnesses, management of long-term disorders such as diabetes, HIV-AIDS, TB, Hypertension.
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Prevention of ill-health through advice, immunization, and screening.
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Prevention of complications through early diagnosis and treatments
SECONDARY HEALTH CARE
second tier of health system. Example: District hospitals, Provincial Hospitals, Municipal Hospitals
SECONDARY HEALTH CARE
Serves as the referral center of primary health facilities
SECONDARY HEALTH CARE
Example: Screening
SECONDARY HEALTH CAR
Patients with symptomatic stages of disease, which require moderately specialized knowledge and technical resources for adequate treatment.
SECONDARY HEALTH CARE
Serve life-threatening conditions
TERTIARY HEALTH CARE
The highly technological and sophisticated services.
TERTIARY HEALTH CARE
Offered by medical centers and large hospitals
TERTIARY HEALTH CARE
Rendered by specialists in medical centers, regional hospitals, and specialized hospitals like the Lung Center of the Philippines
TERTIARY HEALTH CARE
serves as the referral center of secondary health facilities
TERTIARY HEALTH CARE
Life-threatening diseases and require highly technical and specialized knowledge facilities and personnel to treat effectively.
TERTIARY HEALTH CARE
