THE HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT

hospital

an ‘institution that is built, staffed and equipped for diagnosis of diseases and both medical and surgical of the sick and injured

government hospital

created by law. A government health facility may be

under the national government, which is government owned and fully funded by the government and operates solely off the money that is collected from taxpayers to fund healthcare initiatives.

private hospitals

owned, established, and operated with funds through donations,

principal, investment, and this is not owned by the government, and funding is by the patients themselves ‘self-pay;

General Hospital

a hospital that provides services for all kinds of illnesses,

diseases, injuries, or deformities. provide medical and surgical care to the sick and injured, maternity, newborn, and childcare

\

clinical services

family medicine, pediatrics, internal medicines, obstetric and gynecology, surgery,

Emergency Services;

is a medical treatment facility in medicine, patients critically ill and need immediate medical attention.

outpatient

A patient who visits a health care facility for diagnosis or treatment without being admitted or staying the night in hospital\`

Ancillary and Support Services such as,

clinical laboratory, imaging

facility and pharmacy.

Specialty Hospital

a hospital that specializes in a particular disease or condition

or in one type of patient.

Treatment of a particular type of illness or for a particular condition requiring a range of treatments. (example?)

Orthopedic Center,National Center for Mental Health,

Treatment of patients suffering from diseases of a particular organ or groups of organs.(EXAMPLE?)

Philippine Heart Center,Lung Center of the Philippines,

Treatment of patients belonging to a particular group such as children, women, elderly, and others.

Philippine Children’s Medical Center,National Children’s Hospital

medical clinic?

type of facility that’s focused on outpatient services. Being
an outpatient means that you can go home after you receive care.often need to make an appointment

Mental health facilities

Psychiatric patients traditionally have been cared for in long-stay

Mental health facilities formely call what?

asylums

long-term care facility?

provide both medical and personal support services to patients

who are unable to live independently.

Why are long-term care facilities important for healthcare?

provide critical daily support to patients who might not have the resources or ability to care for themselves.

Hospice

Medical care for people with an anticipated life expectancy of 6 months or less, when cure isn’t an
option, and the focus shifts to symptom management and quality of life.

Ambulatory patient services, also called?

outpatient care

ambulatory care.

Any health care you can get without staying in a hospital is

That includes diagnostic tests, treatments, or rehab visits.

These are some, but not all, types of outpatient care:

Blood tests Biopsy Chemotherapy Colonoscopy CT scan Mammograms Minor surgical procedures Radiation treatments Ultrasound imaging X-rays

You may get outpatient care in a:

Doctor’s office Preventive Care? Clinic Ambulatory surgery center Emergency room Outpatient hospital department

Preventive Care?

helps detect or prevent serious diseases and medical problems before they can become major. Annual check-ups, immunizations, flu shots,

Diagnostic care

services in which your provider is looking for something specific, often based on the results of a preventive test or screening.

Telemedicine?

is a general term that covers all of the ways you and your doctor can use technology to communicate without being in the same room.

telemedice people call it

telehealth, digital medicine, e-health, or m-health (for “mobile”).