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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are Proprietary hospitals? | For Profit:privately owned and bills patients, fees paid are their only income. |
| What are Public hospitals? | A hospital that is operated by funding from a local government. |
| what are specialty hospitals? | A hospital that only treats a special group of a specific illness. |
| what are government hospitals? | A hospital that is run exclusively for the benefit of government employees. |
| what are charity hospitals? | A hospital that operates entirely on funds donated for use. Patients are usually treated without payment in return. |
| what are university hospitals? | A university funded hospital that does research and also trains new doctors in addition to being a general hospital. |
| what is a nursing home? | A residential facility for patients who can not do their ADLs on their own. |
| What is a skilled nursing facility? | A facility that specializes in helping patients rehablilitate so they can return home or move to another hospital. |
| What is an assisted facility living? | Similar to an apartment complex for those who can do their ADls. |
| what is an ambulatory surgery center? | Outpatient surgery facility where minor surgery is done and the patient leaves the same day. |
| What is an inpatient? | THe patient stays in the facility overnight. |
| what is an outpatient? | The patient leaves the facility the same day they were treated. |
| What is a clinic? | patient sees whatever doctor is on duty,not needing an appointment with a specific doctor. |
| What is a PA? | A physicians assistant,under supervision and licence of a doctor. |
| what is a Dentist | Works with teeth. |
| What is an Orthodontist? | Works with teeth/ braces. |
| What is Pediatrics? | A doctor that works with children. |
| What is Oncology? | A doctor that works with cancer. |
| What is Optometrist? | An OD that Specializes in eye exams. |
| What is a ophthalmologist? | an Md that specializes in eye exams. |
| What is an obstetrics? | works with pregnant women. |
| what is Orthotics? | A physician that fits patients with artificial limbs. |
| what is Endocrinology? | works with hormones. |
| What is immunology? | works with allergies. |
| what is Rheumatology? | works with artharitis. |
| what is radiology? | X rays and radiation treatment. |
| what is Pulmonology? | Works with lungs and breathing. |