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Health Care Systems
Mr. G’s Healthcare Facilities
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| General hospitals | Treat wide range of conditions |
| Specialties hospitals | Care for specials conditions or age groups. Examples include St. Jude's children hospital and Cancer Centers of America |
| Government hospitals | Operated by federal, state or local government agencies. Examples include Salem Veterans Administration, University of Virginia Medical Center. |
| University or college medical centers | Provide hospital services along with research and education. Can be funded by private or government sources. Examples include Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute. VTC |
| Long Term Care Facilities | Provide care and assistance for elderly residents, |
| Residential Care Facilities | Facilities designed to provide basic physical and emotional care to individuals who can no longer care for themselves. |
| Extended care facilities | Designed to provide skilled nursing care and rehabilitate care to prepare patients or residents to return home or to other long term care facilities. |
| Independent living facilities or Assisted Living | Allow individuals who care for themselves to rent or purchase an apartment in the facility |
| Medical offices | Vary from offices that are privately owned by one doctor to large complexes |
| Dental offices | Dental services include general care provided to all age groups. |
| Clinics | Health care facilities found in many types of health care. Examples include Surgical clinics, Urgent, Rehab, Outpatient, Health department and medical center clinics. |
| Optical centers | Can be individually owned by an ophthalmologist or optometrist |
| Emergency care services EMS | Provide special care for victims of accidents or sudden illness. |
| Laboratories | Facilities providing special diagnostic tests blood, urine tests, (etc.) |
| Home health care | Provides nursing, therapy, personal care or housekeeping services in the patient's own home |
| Hospice | Program designed to provide care for the terminally ill |
| Mental health facilities | Treat patents with mental disorders and diseases |
| Genetic counseling centers | Work with couples or individuals who are pregnant or considering a pregnancy |
| Rehabilitation facilities | Located in hospitals, clinics an.or private centers. They provide care to help patients with physical or mental disabilities obtain maximum self care and function. |
| Industrial health care centers | Found in large companies or industries. Provide health care for employees of the industry or business. |
| School health services | Found in schools and colleges. provide emergency care for victims of accidents and sudden illness, conduct health assessments and maintains a safe environment. |