Module 1: Administration, Governance and Organization Flashcards
A place of hospitality
HOSPITAL
institution of health care, providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment
HOSPITAL
who founded and funded the hospitals (historically)
RELIGIOUS ORDERS
patients that go to a hospital just for diagnosis, treatment, or therapy and then leave without staying overnight
AMBULATORY
another term for ambulatory
out-patient
Patients that stay overnight or for several days or weeks or months
ADMITTED
another term for admitted
IN-PATIENTS
types of hospitals
non-profit voluntary hospitals and profit hospitals
3 types of non-profit voluntary hospitals
community-sponsored, church-sponsored, foundation-sponsored
2 types of profit hospitals
privately owned, corporate
another term for profit hospitals
proprietory hospitals
it is a type of hospital that is a city or country-owned and acute general care hospitals and state hospitals for mentally-ill
public hospitals
4 classification of medical institutions
general hospital, medical center, specialized, teaching hospitals
provides services for all kinds of illnesses, diseases, injuries, or deformities
general hospital
can provide medical and surgical care to the sick and injuries, maternity, newborn, and childcare
general hospital
have clinical services, emergency services, outpatient services, ancillary and support services
general hospital
an institution that has a more complex departmentalization wherein departments are more independent
medical center
hospitals devoted to the treatment of a particular type of illness or condition requiring a range of treatment
specialized
treatment of patients suffering from a particular disease of a particular organ or group of organs
specialized
treatment of patients belonging to groups such as children, women, the elderly, or others
specialized
combines assistance to patients with teaching to medical students and nurses
teaching hospitals
this is often linked to a medical school, nursing school, or university
teaching hospitals
capable of handling many patients for a large number of kinds of diseases and dysfunctions, using sophisticated equipment and technology
medical center
usually, this has a teaching and training department
medical center
