Hospitals VS Long Term Care Facilities by Marissa Parks

Definition of Hospital

parkma48 — 2018-06-11 14:48:05 UTC

An institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for sick or injured people.
(Online Definition)

Definition of a Long Term Care Facility

parkma48 — 2018-06-11 14:48:56 UTC

A facility that provides rehabilitative, restorative, and/or ongoing skilled nursing care to patients or residents in need of assistance with activities of daily living.
(Online Definition)

Hospital Facts:

parkma48 — 2018-06-11 14:50:34 UTC

* Hospitals are usually just known as a medical treatment center.
* They are still health care organizations, but is largely managed by physicians, surgeons, and nurses

Long Term Care Facts

parkma48 — 2018-06-11 14:53:10 UTC

- Something such as a nursing home, or a mental health facility is a residential health care provider.
- More private.

Outpatient or Inpatient?

parkma48 — 2018-06-11 14:55:30 UTC

> These are two different kinds of patients seen in hospitals.
> Outpatient is coming in for a check-up or something for consultation.
> Inpatient is only treated in a hospital only after admission. (Kind of like a long term care, depending on what the person needs).

Types of Hospitals

parkma48 — 2018-06-11 14:58:39 UTC

General Hospitals:

parkma48 — 2018-06-11 14:59:20 UTC

Deals with different injuries or illness.

District Hospitals:

parkma48 — 2018-06-11 14:59:54 UTC

Intensive care and/or long term care.

Specialized Hospitals:

parkma48 — 2018-06-11 15:00:43 UTC

Are for trauma, rehab, and seniors' hospitals

Teaching Hospitals:

parkma48 — 2018-06-11 15:01:35 UTC

This is for students in the medical field and nursing assistants.

Types of Long Term Care

parkma48 — 2018-06-11 15:02:39 UTC

Intermediate Care Facility

parkma48 — 2018-06-11 15:02:58 UTC

Individuals who are disabled or elderly.

Assisted Living Facility

parkma48 — 2018-06-11 15:03:55 UTC

For people with disabilities.

Skilled Nursing Facility

parkma48 — 2018-06-11 15:04:40 UTC

Certified to participate in, also be reimbursed by medicare.

Departments?

parkma48 — 2018-06-11 15:05:38 UTC

There are not any departments in a long term facility. But in a hospital there are several. Include but not limited to...
- Cancer Department
- Impatient Department
- Accident Department
- Cardiology Department
- Maternity Department
- Outpatient Department

Rooms

parkma48 — 2018-06-11 15:22:29 UTC

~ In hospitals separate rooms are only for patients that are admitted into the hospital.
~ In a long term facility separate rooms are available for patients for a long period of time.

Visitation

parkma48 — 2018-06-11 15:24:22 UTC

< In a hospital there are certain visiting hours.
< In a long term facility a relative can visit the patient any time.