Question | Answer |
Service Areas: | |
A. Patient Care Services - Departments within Area | Nursing Care, ER Services, ICU's, Surgery |
Services Performed: | |
Nursing Care | Direct pt. care. Observation to assess conditions. Medication admin., TX prescribed by a Physician, Eval of Pt. care, Health record documentation. Staff: RNs, LPNs, CNAs. |
Emergency Services | 24/7 care designed to handle medical emergencies calling for immediate assessment/management of injured or acutely ill pt.'s.
Staff: EMTs & MDs specialized in ER medicine. |
Intensive Care Units (ICUs) | Designed for increased bedside care for fragile conditions. Ex. Burn units, trauma units, pediatric, medial, cardio units. |
Surgery | |
B. Support Services - Departments within Area | Central supply, Dietary, Environmental Services, Health Information Technology. |
Services Performed: | |
Central Supply | Prepares/dispenses needed supplies required for pt. care. Surgical packs for OP room, IV pumps, bandages, syringes & other inventory controlled by computer for close accounting. |
Dietary Services | Selects foods & supervises food services to coordinate diet w/ medical Tx. |
Environmental Services | Includes housekeeping, groundskeepers whos services maintain a clean, healthy & attractive facility. |
Health Information Technology | Maintains accurate, orderly records for Inpatient medical history, test results, reports, TX plans & notes from Dr's & RNs to use for Ins. claims, legal action & utilization reviews. |
C. Professional Services - Departments within Area | Cardiodiagnostics (EKG or ECG), Pathology & clinical laboratory, Electroneurodiagnostic Technology (ENT) or Electroencephalography (EEG). |
Services Performed: | |
Cardiodiagnostics (EKG or ECG) | Performs EKG/ECGs or actual recordings of electrical currents detectable from the heart. Holter monitoring, stress testing for Dx & therapy monitoring for cardio pt.'s. |
Pathology & Clinical Laboratory | Performs highly automated/complicated testing on blood/other fluids to detect/Dx diseases, monitor Tx's, assess health. *Specialized Departments. |
Electroneurodiagnostic Technology (ENT) or Electroencephalography (EEG) | Performs EEGs, tracings measuring electrical activity of brain. Ex. Ambulatory EEG monitoring, evoked potentials, polysomnography (sleep studies), & brain-wave mapping to Dx and monitor neurophysiological disorders. |
D. Professional Services - Departments within Area | OT (Occupational Therapy), Pharmacy, PT (Physical Therapy), RT (Respiratory Therapy), Diagnostic Radiology Services |
OT (Occupational Therapy) | Uses techniques designed to develop/assist mentally, physically, emotionally disabled pt.'s to maintain daily living skills. |
Pharmacy | Prepares/dispenses drugs ordered by physicians; advises medical staff on selection & harmful side effects of drugs, therapeutic drug monitoring, & drug use evaluation. |
PT (Physical Therapy) | Diagnoses physical impairment to determine extent of disability. Provides therapy to restore mobility through individually designed Tx plans. |
RT (Respiratory Therapy) | Diagnoses, treats & manages pt.'s lung deficiencies (ex. analyzes arterial blood gases (ABGs), tests lung capacity, administers O2 Therapy. |
Diagnostic Radiology Services | Diagnoses medical conditions via xray of parts of the body. Ltest procedures, powerful imaging w/o radiation hazards such as: (ultrasound US), MRI scanners & positron Emission Tomography (PET scanners) |
DEPARTMENT OF LABORATORY MEDICINE & PATHOLOGY | (LABORATORY ADMINISTRATOR/DIRCTOR OF ALL: (branch) |
DIRECTOR ANATOMICAL/SURGICAL PATHOLOGY | Histology, Cytology, Surgical Pathology |
SUPERVISOR POINT OF CARE | Outpatient Service, Nursing POCT |
SUPERVISOR BLOOD BANK - IMMUNO/HEMATOLOGY | Transfusion Medicine |
SUPERVISOR CHIMSTRY | Toxicology, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Molecular Diagnostics |
SUPERVISOR HEMATOLOGY | Coagulation, Immunology, Urinalysis |
SUPERVISOR MICROBIOLOGY | Bacteriology, Mycology, Virology, Parasitology |
SUPERVISOR FLOW CYTOMETERY | HLAA, Stem Cell Analysis |
Department of Laboratory & Pathology (Lab Admin/Director) | Branches: Manager Support Services: (Phlebotomy, Central Processing).
Coordinator Quality Compliance.
Coordinator Education. |
TWO MAJOR DIVISIONS in the Clinical Laboratory | Clinical Analysis Areas: specimen processing, hematology, chemistry, microbiology, blood bank/immunohematology, immunology/serology & Urinalysis. |
2nd Division: | |