There are two basic types of health care facilities. Describe the purpose and function of each type of facility. In what ways are they different? In what ways are they alike?
What will be an ideal response?
The two types of health care facilities are those that provide short-term care and those that provide long-term care.
Regarding short-term facilities, acute care hospitals offer a full range of services to treat all types of medical conditions and patients of all ages. Patients may be transferred to highly specialized units within the hospital to meet their needs.
Facilities that provide long-term care treat persons with chronic conditions.
The two types of facilities are different because the scope of services provided in the long-term care facility is not as broad as in the hospital. The persons treated in long-term care settings are not acutely ill.
The two types of agencies are alike in that both provide nursing care to ill and injured individuals. Both agencies must be staffed with qualified nursing personnel. Some of the ancillary departments perform the same functions in both types of agencies. In skilled nursing facilities, staff members are able to perform procedures similar to those performed in the hospital.
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