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HSA 100 Exam 1

What is the Caduceus - answer -Symbol of Hermes which is a staff with two
entwined snakes and wings.

-Hermes is one of the 12 Olympian Greek Gods; known as the undertaker, Prince of
Thieves, and God of Commerce

-It is a symbol of confusion

-It was adopted by the US Army Medical Corp

What is the Staff of Asclepius: - answer -Staff with a single snake

-Asclepius is an ancient Greek physician; known as the God of Medicine

-It is the accurate symbol of medicine

What is an Almshouses aka Poor Houses: - answer -For the homeless, elderly,
orphans, criminals, the ill and disabled

-Run by the government

-Residents are called "inmates"

What is a pest house - answer -People who had contagious diseases like smallpox,
cholera or yellow fever

-Quarantine buildings

What were the first three hospitals in the USA? and the years - answer • 1736- First
Hospital in the USA
- Bellevue Hospital, New York City
• 1736- Second Hospital (French Territory)
- Charity Hospital for the Poor, New Orleans
• 1751- Second Hospital (USA)
- Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia
• 1771- Third Hospital in the USA
- New York Hospital, New York City

Discuss the origination of Bellevue Hospital - answer • Bellevue Hospital:
- Started as an almshouse for the public workhouse

, - At the site of NYC's current City Hall; 2nd floor with only 6 beds and 1 physician
- Now it is a 25-story inpatient facility; 800 beds and over 1200 physicians
- Also now it has a 6-story outpatient pavilion
- First ambulance service, maternity service, and forensic studies
- Kentucky Connection: Death of Stephen Foster

Discuss the origination of Pennsylvania Hospital. - answer - Founders were: Dr.
Thomas Bond and Benjamin Franklin
- The hospital was built to care for the sick-poor and insane who were wandering the
streets of Philadelphia
- It held immigrants, if any sign of illness
- Today it has about 498 beds
- It is part of the UPenn health system which has 6 hospitals that contain over 2500
beds

AMA? - answer American Medical Association

SHC? - answer Selective Health Coverage

CHFS? - answer Cabinet for Health and Family Services

PCP? - answer Primary Care Providers

AAMC? - answer American Association of Medical Colleges

UHC? - answer Universal Health Coverage

AHA? - answer American Health Association

SNF? - answer Skilled Nursing Facility

WHO? - answer World Health Organization

HHS? - answer Health and Human Services

ANA? - answer American Nurses Association

LTACH? - answer Long Term Acute Care Hospital

YPLL? - answer years of potential life lost

CMS? - answer Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

AHIP? - answer America's Health Insurance Plans

CDC? - answer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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