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HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
HEALTH CARE TODAY
▪ U.S. health care system one of the most advanced
▪ Many new roles created for health professionals
▪ Characterized by:
▪ Innovative medical technology
▪ Aging population
▪ Longer life expectancy
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
HOSPITALS
▪ Acute care facilities
▪ Inpatient vs. outpatient
▪ Trend: decrease in average
length of stay
▪ Public vs. private
▪ For-profit vs. nonprofit
▪ Provide care for:
▪ Severely ill or injured
▪ Those needing surgery
▪ Women delivering babies
CLASSIFICATIONS OF HOSPITALS
BASED ON TYPE OF SERVICES
▪ General : treat wide range of conditions
▪ Specialty : care for certain conditions or age groups
(burn, oncology, pediatric, etc)
▪ Government : world-wide
▪ Veteran’s Administration hospitals
▪ State psychiatric hospitals
▪ State rehabilitation centers
▪ University medical centers: (University
Hospital, Newark)
▪ Services, research, and education
BASED ON FUNDING
▪ Private: patient fees and/or
organiztional support
▪ Religious: religious support and
patient fees
▪ Non-profit: patient fees and
donations
▪ Government: tax monies and/or
patient fees
SUB-ACUTE CARE FACILITIES
▪ Fill the gap between
hospitalization &
rehabilitation
▪ Typically 20% to 50% less
expensive than hospital
▪ Provide:
▪ Post surgical care
▪ Extensive monitoring &
IV therapy
▪ Around-the-clock
supervision
EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES
▪Provide:
▪Health care
▪Help with activities of
daily living
▪Cooking
▪Laundry
▪Social activities
▪ Types
▪ Nursing homes
▪ Independent-living facilities
▪ Assisted-living facilities
▪ Residential institutions for
mentally or physically
disabled
HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCIES
▪ Provide care in a patient’s
home
▪ Care managed by:
▪ Community health
departments
▪ Hospital case managers
▪ Home health agencies
▪ Increasing in popularity
due to:
▪ Increase in early
discharge from hospital
▪ Elderly living longer with
chronic diseases
▪ Technology
REHABILITATION CENTERS
▪ Provide:
▪ Physical or emotional
rehabilitation
▪ Treatment of chemical
dependency
▪ Goal: return healthy
patients to community
MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES
▪ Provide:
▪ Crisis & long-term
counseling
▪ Individual &
group counseling
▪ Medications
▪ Assistance with
independent
living
▪ Crisis intervention centers
help with:
▪ Suicidal thoughts
▪ Drug abuse
▪ Physical abuse
MEDICAL & DENTAL OFFICES
▪ Small, privately owned
▪ Or large complexes w/many doctors & health care
professionals
▪ Some are general, others specialize
▪ Services:
▪ Diagnosis, treatment
▪ Examinations, basic lab tests
▪ Minor surgery
EMERGENCY CARE SERVICES
▪ Care for accidents/sudden illness
▪ Examples:
▪ Ambulance – private and
governmental
▪ Rescue squad –often operated by fire
dept.
▪ Emergency Care clinics
▪ Emergency rooms in hospitals
▪ Helicopters/airplanes
LABORATORIES
▪ Can be part of other facility
or operated as separate
health care service
▪ Medical labs:
▪ perform diagnostic tests
▪ Dental labs:
▪ prepare dentures and other
devices
VOLUNTEER AGENCIES
▪ Nonprofit
▪ Financed by:
▪ Private donations
▪ Grants
▪ Fundraisers
▪ Examples:
▪ American
Heart
Association
▪ Meals on
Wheels
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HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
PATIENT CARE PROFESSIONALS
LAB & PHARMACY PROFESSIONALS
▪ Physicians
▪ Physician assistants
▪ Registered nurses
▪ Licensed practical nurses
▪ Certified nurse assistants
▪ Surgical technologists
▪ Medical assistants
▪ EMTs/paramedics
▪ Laboratory technicians
▪ Lab specialists:
▪ Cardiovascular
technicians
▪ Phlebotomists
▪ Pharmacy technicians
DIAGNOSTIC &
IMAGING PROFESSIONALS
THERAPY & REHAB PROFESSIONALS
▪ Diagnostic medical
sonographers
▪ Clinical laboratory
technologists
▪ Occupational therapists
▪ Physical therapists
▪ Rehabilitation therapists
▪ Speech therapists
▪ Massage therapists
HEALTH INFORMATION & ADMINISTRATION PROFESSIONALS
Medical records technicians
Health information technicians
Coding specialists
Medical transcriptionists