Hospitals & Medical Centers
This type of hospital treats a wide range of conditions and provides general services
What is a general hospital?
A facility that provides 24/7 supervised care for elderly or disabled individuals who can't live independently
What is a long-term care facility/nursing home
Define a solo medical practice
A practice run by one physician who manages all patient care and operations
A patient with no insurance goes somewhere for a low-cost checkup, vaccines, and basic screenings. Which clinic are they most likely visiting?
What is a community health care clinic?
Person with trouble with breathing walks into a facility meant for life-threatening emergencies. What type of service is this?
What is are emergency care departments?
What is home health care?
What is medical care provided inside a patient's home?
This U.S. agency conducts medical research and fund scientific studies
What is the NIH?
A hospital focused on both patient care and medical education
What is an Academic Medical Center
A service that helps patients recover after injury or surgery
What is a rehabilitation facility
A medical office where physicians share equipment staff and patient records
What is a group practice
Define an urgent care clinic
W walk-in clinic for non-life threatening urgent illnesses or injuries
What is a diagnostic laboratory?
A place that performs tests on blood tissues or other samples to help diagnose medical conditions
Which services focus on end of light comfort rather than curing
What is hospice care?
Organizations that operate through charitable donations and fundraisers
What are non-profit agencies?
A hospital that focuses on a specific field such as Pediatrics or Cardiology
What is a specialty hospital
This type of long-term care facility provides medically skilled nursing services
What is a skilled nursing facility (SNF)
A medical office that can diagnose manage and follow patient over time provides what category of care
What is primary care
A clinic where student health care professional treat patients while being supervised by license professionals is known as what
What is an academic / teaching clinic
A patient needs a blood test that must be processed inside the hospital so results can be returned quickly. Which type of lab is this?
What is a hospital-based lab?
A patient with chronic illness isn't dying but needs help managing pain and symptoms to improve daily life. Which service best fits?
What is palliative care?
Which US agency is in charge of protecting workers' health and safety on the job
OSHA
A hospital required to follow government funding rules and often serves uninsured patients
What is a public/government hospital
These facilities help residents with daily activities but do not provide and intensive Medical Care
What are assisted living facilities
How does a private dental practice differ to a group dental practice
A private dental practice is independently owned by one dentist, not by a large company
A person twists their ankle, needs an X-ray, and it's after normal doctor hours. Which Clinic would be appropriate?
What is an urgent care clinic?
Match the description to the correct service:
1. handle CT scans and MRI
2. processes dental molds
3. first stop for life threatening injuries
Options
A. emergency services
B. Diagnostic Imaging
C. Dental Laboratory
1 --> B
2 --> C
3 --> A
What is the main difference between palliative care and hospice care?
Hospice is end of life care; palliative can occur anytime during chronic illness
Which departments specialize in immunization programs, environmental health, monitoring disease surveillance, and public education and testing?
What is state and local departments?
What is the main difference between a Public Hospital vs. a Private Hospital
Public hospitals are funded by taxpayer money.
Private hospitals are funded by private organizations or companies.
Give one major difference between skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities
SNFs provide 24/7 medical care; assisted living doesn't
One advantage of group practices over solo practices
Shared workload
Better specialist
Better coordinated care
This type of clinic often accepts walk-ins and focuses heavily on preventive care for under-served communities. Name it AND give one service a commonly provides
Community Health Clinic
Immunization
Physical exams
Prenatal check-ups
Basic lab testing
Chronic disease screenings
Why might a physician choose a specialty diagnostic lab over a hospital lab for a complex case?
Specialty labs offer advanced specialized tests that require equipment and expertise beyond the hospital's standard capabilities.
What's the main difference between home health care and hospice care?
Home health care helps with recovery; hospice focuses on comfort
A new flu strain spreads across several countries. Which global organization leads international coordination and response?
What is WHO?