Chapter 2: Healthcare Systems Revised Y5

hospital

Institution that provides medical or surgical care and treatment for the sick or injured

General hospitals

Specialty hospitals

Government hospitals

University or college medical centers

Long-term care facilities (LTCs or LTCFs)

mainly provide assistance and care for elderly patients, usually called residents

Medical offices

Vary from offices that are privately owned by one physician to large complexes that operate as corporations and employ many physicians and other healthcare professionals

Concierge medicine

A type of personalized health care where an enhanced level of care is provided by a primary care physician for a monthly or annual fee (retainer fee)

Dental offices

vary in size from offices that are privately owned by one or more dentists to dental clinics that employ a group of dentists

Clinics

Also called satellite clinics or ambulatory centers, are health care facilities found in many types of health care

Examples include:

Surgical clinics or surgicenters

Urgent, walk-in, or emergency care clinics

Rehabilitation clinics

Substance abuse clinics

Optical centers

can be individually owned by an ophthalmologist or optometrist or they can be part of a large chain of stores

Emergency care services

provide special care for victims of accidents or sudden illness

Laboratories

Perform special diagnostic tests

Home Health Care

Any type of health care provided in a patient's home environment

Frequently used by elderly and disabled

Provide nursing care, personal care, therapy, homemaking

Hospice

Agencies provide care for people who are terminally ill and who usually have life expectancies of 6 months or less; palliative care

Mental health facilities

treat patients with mental disorders and diseases

Guidance and counseling centers
Psychiatric clinics and hospitals
Chemical abuse treatment centers
Physical abuse treatment center

Genetic counseling centers

can be an independent facility or located in another facility such as a hospital, clinic, or physician's office

Rehabilitation facilities

Located in hospitals, clinics, and/or private centers

Care for patients with physical or mental disabilities

Services include physical, occupational, recreational, speech, and hearing therapies