Knowing your healthcare facility
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Knowing your healthcare facility
| Facility | Description of the facility. | Services offered at this facility. | Types of personnel that work in this facility. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Hospital | A hospital is an institution of qualified staff that provides health care services such as treatment, rehabilitation and preventive. | Some of the services provided in a general hospital vary widely but should include: emergency care, intensive care, surgical procedures, obstetrics and gynecological services, pediatric services, and supporting services such as laboratories and radiology departments. | Hospitals have the highest number of personnel employed. They are: medical staff both specialized and general practitioners, nursing staff, administrative staff, orderlies, cleaners and caterers |
| 2. Ambulatory care | Ambulatory care centers are institutions that provide outpatient services mostly. They provide care for minor illnesses that do not require admission to hospital (Kongstvedt, 2012). | These are mainly consultation services, diagnosis, emergent treatment of minor injuries, observation, stabilization and referral of patients. | Personnel in ambulatory care include physicians, nurses, surgeons, laboratory technicians and imaging technicians. |
| 3. Rehabilitation | A rehabilitation centre is an institution that provides services mainly geared toward reintegration of an individual back into society after a bout of illness. | Services offered include: physiotherapy both occupational and physical, behavioral therapy. They also provide basic medical care for substance abuse patients in addition to the behavior modification. | An example of the personnel would include psychologists, physiotherapists, prosthetic technicians, and specialized nurses. |
| 4. Retail health clinic | A retail health clinic is a category of health care institutions that treats minor illnesses on a walk-in basis and is mostly found in supermarkets and pharmacies | Services include: treatment of minor illnesses that affect families, and some health promotion services such as testing for allergies. | a qualified nurse, pharmacist, physician assistants and administrative staff |
| 5. Long-term care | This is an institution that provides services for a long duration of time. These services are usually diverse for patients who unable to care for themselves, or have chronic illnesses (Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, 2011). | Nursing care, behavior rehabilitation, assistance with activities of daily life, care for chronic illness, and basic medical care for emergencies. | Specialized nurses, living companions, physicians, physiotherapists and psychologists. |
Description of health care structures.
| Health Care Structure | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Private Structure | This a structure in which the health care institution is owned by an individual, or a cooperation (Kongstvedt, 2012). | Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas |
| For-Profit Structure | This system with the main aim of creating money from the services provided. | Tenet Healthcare in Dallas |
|---|---|---|
| Voluntary Structure | This is a system of healthcare provision by voluntary staff and at little or no cost to the consumer. They focus on broader goals of community inclusion, health promotion, simplifying patient education (Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, 2011). | Texas Children’s Hospital |
I would apply to a voluntary hospital. I got into medicine to help people, and this would accomplish that goal. Health care has become too expensive, and I feel by volunteering my services, I would be playing my small role in making health care more affordable and accessible to everyone. I am enthusiastic, eager to learn and highly motivated. I graduated in the top twenty fifth percentile of my class and would be bringing qualified services to the table. I work well with team, and can work with no supervision. The opportunity would also be an opportunity for me to hone my leadership skills given the opportunity.
References
Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (Eds.). (2011). Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare: A guide to best practice. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Kongstvedt, P. R. (2012). Essentials of managed health care. Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
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