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• Vary in size and type of service
• Can be private (profit), religious, voluntary (non-profit) and
government
• General or specialty
• Government hospitals around world
• University hospitals provide services along with education and
research.
• For elderly, handicapped and those with chronic or long-term
illnesses
• Sometimes called nursing homes
• For people who can no longer care for themselves
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• For individuals who can care for themselves but need help with
medications etc.
• Rent an apartment in the facility
• Often associated with nursing homes
• Can be privately owned by one doctor or by corporations
• Can include services such as diagnosis, treatment, basic
laboratory testing, minor surgery
• Can be specialized like pediatrics, obstetrics, etc
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• Vary in # of dentists
• Can be general treatment or specialized
• Group of medical or dental doctors sharing a facility
• Can be specialized as in surgicenters, pediatric clinics, etc.
• Vision care
• Prescribe eyeglasses or contact lenses
• check for eye diseases
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Ambulances
Rescue squads
Emergency rooms
Helicopter or airplanes
• Blood and urine testing, etc
• Preparing false teeth
• Care provided in patient’s home
• Often used by elderly and disabled
• Can provide nursing care, physical therapy, homemaking, etc.
• End of life care
• Patient is expected to live < 6 months
• Allows patient to die in comfort and with dignity
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Counselling centers
Psychiatric clinics or hospitals
Chemical abuse treatment centers
Physical abuse centers
• Consult with couples or individuals who are pregnant or who
are considering getting pregnant
• Prenatal screening tests
• Check for genetic abnormalities and birth defects
• Help patients with physical or mental disabilities obtain
maximum self care and function
• Services include physical, speech, occupational, hearing, etc
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Found in large companies
Perform basic examinations
Emergency care
Teach accident prevention
• Emergency care
• Perform basic examinations
• Promote health education
• WHO (World Health Organization) addresses serious health
problems throughout the world
• FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
• OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
• CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Preventation) concerned
with causes, spread and control of diseases within populations
• State and local health departments
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Supported by donations, fundraisers, etc
American Cancer Society
March of Dimes
American Red Cross