Health Care Systems Unit C Health Team Relations
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Health Care Systems Unit C Health Team Relations
Introduction • Many different health care systems deliver health care • Health care is one of the largest and fastest growing industries in the United States • Employs over 10 million workers in over 200 careers • Two billion dollar per day business
Hospitals • Vary in size and type of service provided • Some are small and serve basic needs of a community • Some are large, complex centers that offer diagnosis, treatment, education, and research • Hospital patients can stay overnight
General hospitals • General hospitals treat wide range of conditions and age groups • Provide diagnostic, medical, surgical, and emergency services
Speciality Hospitals • Care for certain conditions or age groupspecialize in one thing • Examples: burn, oncology (cancer), pediatric (Duke University Children’s Hospital), psychiatric, orthopedic, rehabilitation hospitals (help get back to normal after an accident)
Government Hospitals • Operated by federal, state, and local government agencies-supported by taxes • World-wide facilities for government service personnel and their dependents • Veteran’s Administration hospitals • State psychiatric hospitals • State rehabilitation centers
University or College Medical Centers • Treat patients, do research and provide education • Can be funded by private or government sources • Examples:
Long Term Care Facilities (LTC or LTCF) • Provide care for elderly, individuals with chronic or long-term illness • Individuals receiving care usually called residents instead of patients (or clients)
Long-term care facilities Nursing homes or geriatric homes • Provide basic physical and emotional care • Usually for individuals who cannot care for themselves • Help individuals with activities or daily living (ADLs), provide a safe and secure environment, and promote opportunities for social interactions
Extended care or skilled care facilities • Provide skilled nursing and rehabilitative care to prepare resident for return to home environment or other long-term facility (serves as “bridge” between hospital and home) • Some have subacute units: provide rehabilitation services for major illness or surgery, treatment for cancer, or treatments such as dialysis or heart monitoring
Independent or assisted living facilities: • Individuals purchase or rent unit and can receive services such as meals, housekeeping, laundry, transportation, social events, and basic medical care
Medical Offices • Doctor’s office • May be privately owned by one doctor or large complexes with many doctors
Medical Offices Services • Diagnosis • Treatment • Examinations • Basic laboratory tests • Minor Surgery
Medical Offices • Specialties- certain age groups or conditions • Examples include: Pediatrics (babies & children), Cardiology (conditions of the heart), and Obstetrics (care of the pregnant female)
Dental Offices • Private offices to dental clinics employing several dentists • Dental clinics now found in major retail/department stores • Can provide general or specialized dental care
Clinics Satellite Clinics or Satellite Centers • Found in many types of health care • Can be a group of medical/dental doctors who share a facility and other personnel • Or can be operated by corporation or private groups and provide special care
Surgical clinics/surgicenters • Perform minor surgeries • Frequently called “one-day” centers • Patients are sent home after surgery
Urgent/Emergency care clinics • Provide first aid or emergency care to ill or injured patients
Rehabilitation clinics • Rehab or therapy centers • Physical, occupational, speech, or other similar therapies
Specialty Clinics • Provide care for specific diseases • Examples: Diabetes or Oncology (cancer) clinics
Health Department Clinics • Offer clinics such as… – Pediatric care – Sexually transmitted diseases – Respiratory diseases – Immunizations
OPTICAL CENTERS • Can be individually owned by an ophthalmologist (eye doctor) or optometrist (eye specialist) or be part of a large chain of stores • Provide vision examinations for those having trouble reading, blurred vision • Prescribe eye glasses or contact lenses • Check for the presence of eye diseases
Emergency Care Services • Provide special care for accidents or sudden illness • Emergency Room (ER) operated by hospitals • Emergency care clinics. Example-Urgent Care, Med-Zone
Emergency Care Services • Ambulance services: private and governmental, transport patients • Rescue squads: frequently operated by fire departments, usually first on the scene • Helicopter or airplanes: rapidly transport patients
• Can be part of other facility or operated as separate health care service • Medical laboratories: perform diagnostic tests such as blood & urine tests • Dental laboratories: prepare dentures and other devices
Home Health Care • Provide care in patient’s home • Examples of care… Nursing care Personal care: bathing dressing, and so forth Therapy: physical, occupational, speech, respiratory Homemaking: food preparation, cleaning, washing, and so forth
Hospice • Provide care for terminally ill persons with life expectancy of six months or less • Care provided in person’s home or hospice facility • Their goal is to allow the person to die with dignity and in comfort • Provides psychological, social, spiritual, and financial counseling for both patient and family
Mental Health Facilities Deal with mental diseases and disorders • Examples… • Guidance and counseling centers • Psychiatric clinics and hospitals • Chemical abuse treatment centers for alcohol/drug abuse • Physical abuse treatment centers (child or spouse abuse)
Genetic Counseling Centers • Perform prenatal (before birth) screening tests • Checking for genetic abnormalities and birth defects • Explaining the results of the tests • Identifying medical options when a birth defect is present • Helping individuals cope with the psychological issues caused by a genetic disorder
Rehabilitation Centers • Provide care directed at helping patient with physical or mental disabilities obtain maximum self-care and function • Can include hospitals, clinics, and/or private centers • Services can include physical, occupational, recreational, speech, and hearing therapies
Health Maintenance Organizations • Preventive health care • Examinations • Basic medical services • Health Education • Hospitalization • Rehabilitation services ! n o i t n e v Pre
Industrial Health Care Centers • Located in large industries or companies • Provide care for employees of the industry-if someone gets hurt while on the job, they go to the industrial health care center for treatment • Services: basic exams, teach accident prevention/safety, provide emergency care
School Health Service • Found in schools and colleges and provide the following services… • Emergency care for accidents and sudden illness • Tests to check for health conditions: speech, vision, hearing, and so forth • Promote health education • Maintain safe and sanitary school environment • Counseling
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