Types of Health Care Agencies and Services

• Hospital


  provide acute inpatient services, outpatient clinic or ambulatory care services, and emergency department services.
• Hospice Services


  was a place for travelers to rest. Recently changed to interpersonal health care services for the dying provided in the home or another health care setting.
• Public Health


  Government (official) agencies are established at the local, state, and federal levels to provide public health services.
• Home Health Care Agencies


  Nurses and staff offer education to clients and families and also provide comprehensive care to clients who are acutely, chronically, or terminally ill.
• Ambulatory care centers


  are used in many communities. Most ___ have diagnostic and treatment facilities that provide medical, nursing, laboratory, and radiologic services, and they may or may not be associated with an acute care hospital.
• Occupational Health Clinics


  is gaining importance as a setting for employee health care.
• Extended (Long-Term) Care Facilities


  formerly called nursing homes, are now often multilevel campuses that include independent living quarters for seniors, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities (intermediate care), and ____ that provide levels of personal care for those who are chronically ill or are unable to care for themselves without assistance
• Rehabilitation centers


  usually are independent community centers or special units, play an important role in assisting clients to restore their health and recuperate.
• Rural Care


  provide emergency care to clients in rural areas; to continue to make available primary care access and improve emergency care for rural residents
• Crisis Centers


  provide emergency services to clients experiencing life crises.