| Question |
Answer |
| vary in size and types of services |
hospitals |
| provide assistance and care for the elderly |
long-term care facilities |
| allows individuals to care for themselves to rent or purchase an apartment in the facility |
independent living and assisted living facilities |
| treat a wide range of conditions and age groups |
general hospitals |
| provide care for only special conditions or age groups |
specialty hospital |
| operated by federal, state, and local government agencies |
government hospitals |
| provide hospital services along with research and education |
university or college medical centers |
| people are called residents |
long-term care |
| designed to provide basic physical and emotional care to persons who cannot care for themself |
nursing homes or geriatric homes |
| provide skilled and rehab care to prepare persons to return to the community |
extended care facilities or skilled care facilities |
| can be privately owned by one doctor or by a group of doctors |
medical offices |
| provide care to infants and children |
pediatric medical offices |
| provide care for diseases and disorders of the heart |
cardiology medical offices |
| provide care of the pregnant female |
obstetrics medical offices |
| provides care of the teeth and/or mouth |
dental offices |
| perform minor surgical procedures |
surgical clinics or surgicenters |
| provide 1st aid and/or emergency care to ill or injured pts |
urgent or emergency care clinics |
| offer physical, occupational, speech, and other similar therapies |
rehabilitation clinics |
| provide care for specific diseases |
specialty clinics |
| sometimes operated by hospitals or large medical groups; provide care for outpts |
outpatient clinics |
| offer clinics for peds health care, tx of sexually transmitted diseases and respiratory disease, immunizations, and other special services |
health department clinics |
| usually located in colleges or universities; offer clinics for various health conditions; often offer free care and tx to provide learning experiences |
medical center clinics |
| eye doctor |
ophthalmologist |
| eye specialist |
optometrist |
| provide vision exams, prescribe eyeglasses, and/or contact lenses, and check for the presence of eye diseases |
optical centers |
| provide special care for accidents or sudden illness |
emergency care services |
| perform special diagnostic tests such as blood or urine |
medical laboratories |
| prepare dentures and other devices used to repair or replace teeth |
dental laboratories |
| provide care in the pts home |
home health care |
| provide care for terminally ill persons |
hospice |
| treat pts with mental disorders and diseases |
mental health facilites |
| work with couples or individuals who are pregnant or considering a pregnancy |
genetic counseling centers |
| provide care to help pts with physical or mental disabilities get to maximum self-care |
rehabilitation facilities |
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