Private Health Care Facilities
Mainly provide assistance and care for elderly patients
What is a LTC or Long Term Facility
Treat a wide range of conditions and age groups
What is a general hospital?
WHO
What is the World Health Organization?
Where patient care takes place in a person's home
Can include general care or specialized care for certain dental conditions
What is a dental office
Provide care for only special conditions or age groups
What is a specialty hospital?
CDC
What is Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?
Perform special diagnostic tests such as blood or urine tests
What are laboratories?
Where a group of medical or dental doctors rotate and share a facility and other personnel or are operated by private groups
What is a satellite clinic?
Operated by federal, state, and local government agencies
NIH
What is National Institutes of Health?
Treat patients with mental disorders and diseases
What are mental health facilities?
Centers owned and operated by ophthalmologists or optometrists
What is an optical center?
Provide hospital services along with research and education
What is a university hospital or medical center?
USDHHS
What is the US Department of Health and Human Services?
Work with couples or individuals who are pregnant or considering a pregnancy
Who are genetic counselors?
Provide special care for victims of accidents or sudden illness
What is emergency care services?
A hospital offering services such as physical and occupational therapy
What is a rehabilitative hospital?
OSHA
What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration?
Found in large companies or industries
What are industrial health care centers?