HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Long Term Care Facilities - ANSWER provide assistance and care mainly for elderly patients
Emergency Care Clinics - ANSWER provide special care for accidents or sudden illness
Mental Heath Facilities - ANSWER deal with mental disorders and diseases
Industrial Health Care Centers - ANSWER health centers located in large companies or industries
Dental Offices - ANSWER offices owned by one or more dentists
Laboratory - ANSWER performs special diagnostic tests
Home Health Care Facilities - ANSWER provide care in a patient's home
Rehabilitation Facilities - ANSWER provide physical, occupational, and other therapies
Genetic Counseling Centers - ANSWER check for genetic abnormalities and birth defects
General Hospitals - ANSWER treat a wide range of conditions and age groups (medical, surgical, and
emergency care services)
Specialty Hospitals - ANSWER provide care for special conditions or age group; burn hospitals, oncology
(cancer) hospitals, pediatric hospital, psychiatric (mental), orthopedic (bone, joint, muscle disease),
rehabilitative (physical and occupational) therapy
Government Hospitals - ANSWER operated by federal, state, and local government agencies located
throughout the world. (ex: veteran, hospital, state psychiatric or rehabilitation center)
, University/College Medical Center - ANSWER provide hospital services along with research and
education; funded by private and government sources
Residential Care Facilities - ANSWER designed to provide basic physical care and emotional care to those
who can no longer care for themselves
Extended Care Facilities - ANSWER designed to provide skilled nursing care and rehabilitative care to
prepare patients to return home
Independent Living Facilities - ANSWER allows individuals who can live and care for themselves to rent or
purchase an apartment
Palliative Care - ANSWER care that provides support and comfort
Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) - ANSWER provide total health care directed toward
preventive health care for a fee that is usually fixed or prepaid
Industrial Health Care Centers - ANSWER (occupational health clinics) are found in large companies or
industries. provide health care for employees of the industry or business by performing basic
examinations, teaching accident prevention and safety, and providing emergency care
School Health Services - ANSWER provide emergency care for victims of accidents and sudden illness
World Health Organization (WHO) - ANSWER an international agency sponsored by the United Nations;
compiles statistics and information on disease, publishes health information, and investigates and
addresses serious health problems throughout the world
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) - ANSWER a national agency that deals with
the health problems in the United States
National Institutes of Health - ANSWER a division of the USDHHS; involved in research on disease
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