Systems Flashcards
(22 cards)
Speciality Hospitals
Tx special conditions OR age groups
General Hospital
Tx a wide variety of conditions and age groups
Government Hospital
Operated by federal state local government
Ex: military hospitals
University Hospital
Provide care along with research and education
Ex:UCLA
Long-Term Care Facilities
Provide care for elderly or disabled
Extended Care Facilities
Provide nursing and rehab for patients to RETURN HOME
Independent/Assistant living
Allow people who can care for themselves to rent a room in the facility and provide meals, housekeeping, laundry, etc (not nursing home)
Medical offices
Private or belong to argue company and can be general or specialized
Dental offices
Private or belong to large company and can be general or specialized
Surgical clinics
Minor surgical procedures(go home that day)
Urgent care clinics
First aid or emergency care
Rehabilitation clinics
Physical, occupational, speech therapy
Speciality clinics
Specific disease (cancer clinic)
Health department clinics
Immunization, tx of STD, “county clinic”, pediatrics
Optical centers
Provide vision exams, glasses, contact lens, and check for eye disease
Emergency care services
Provide car for victims of accidents or sudden illnesses (EMT, paramedics)
Laboratories
Preform special diagnostic test (what disease you have)
Home health care
Provides in home care
Hospice
Provides care for those that are terminally ill (less then 6 months)
Mental health facilities
Mental disorders, tx mental disorders (rehab, psych ward)
Genetic counseling centers
Helps prego a or considering pregnancy to preform test, check for genetic defects
Industrial or occupational health centers
Tx employees, on job injuries, emergency or first aid, basic exams and teaching accident prevention and safety
