facilities
does not specialize in a specific type of healthcare, provides a wide range of services
what is a general hospital?
diagnosis and treatment of foot disorders
what is podiatry?
provide care for older individuals with active lifestyles, an opportunity to remain independent, and are located on campus with healthcare professionals
what are independent and assisted living facilities?
founded in 1948 by the united nations
what is the world health organization?
a healtcare plan or system that seeks to control medical costs by contracting with a network of providers and by requiring pre authorization for visits and specialists
what is Managed care?
provide care for those with persistent, recurring and complex diseases and medical conditions
what is a specialty hospital?
the medical specialty concerned with correcting problems with the skeletal system
what is orthopedics?
provide diagnosis, observation, treatment and rehab, allows the patient to receive inmediate care, and can stay at home during treatment
what is ambulatory?
federally supported, provide care for those who served in the army
what is a Veterans administration hospital?
provides end of life care for those with six months or less to live, and medical, physiological, and spiritual support to both the patient and the family
what is hospice?
care that promotes wellnes and diagnosis, provide simple surgery, diagnostic services
what are physician and dental facilities?
pertaining to the mind
what is psychiatric?
provide preventative healthcare, help avoid unnecessary medical expenses and also provide health services, immunizations, basic checkups, and health education
what is a Home maintenance organization?
protect, promote and advance health and safety of the nation, and disease prevention
what is the US public health service?
patients or clients who do not require hospitalization , but are under the care of a physician
what is an outpatient?
nursing homes, long term care, and care for the ill and physically injured
what is convalescent care?
branch of medicine that deals with problems and diseases pertaining to old age
what is geriatric?
serve to low income communities
what are Essential community providers?
provide training for health care workers, give medical care, and conduct medical reasearch
what are state university medical centers?
determination of the nature of a disease or injury by examonation
what is diagnostic?
located in larger companies and industrial facilities, and provide basic examinations and emergency or urgent care
what are industrial healthcare facilities?
branch of medical science concerned with child birth
what is obstetrics?
care for patients who need health services but not hospitalizations
what are Home healthcare agencies?
provides controlled conditions in which scientific reasearch, experiments and measurements can be performed
what are laboratory facilities?
helps to give people skills for the job of living satisfying lives, such as dealing with job related injuries
what is occupational therapy?