Inpatient health care facilities

These are hospitals, clinics, maternity homes, sanatoriums, hospices, day hospital. Hospitals are designed for in-patient treatment. Inpatient care (lat. stationarius – standing, motionless) is form of providing skilled, specialized and highly specialized care with round-the-clock supervision.

Hospitalis a health care facility, where patients require continuous around the clock medical supervision and care. Here is carrying out emergency, planned treatment of patients who are need in constant supervision or in application of methods of treatment which are impossible or difficult in the outpatient setting (operations, frequent intravenous, intramuscular injections and other procedures).

Hospitals are divided into:

· One-field healthcare facilities specializing in the treatment of patients with certain diseases (tuberculosis, psychoneurological or infectious diseases and others);

· Multifield hospital with multiple departments for treatment and diagnosis of various diseases (therapy, surgery, neurology, otorhinolaryngology and other departments).

Coverage serviced areas:

· District;

· City;

· Regional;

· Republican;

Clinicis the hospital where is not only inpatient care of patients, but also teaching students and research work. Clinics offer a highly professional medical staff and modern equipment for diagnostic and treatment of patients.

Hospitalis specialized health care facility providing treatment and diagnostic services to current and former military personnel, veterans and disabled war veterans, and person affected by military action.

Kinds of hospitals:

· Central;

· Divided by types of armed forces;

· District;

· Garrison;

Hospitals that are formed in military times:

· Movable and field;

· Evacuation;

· Rear.

Sanatorium(lat. sanare –to cure, heal) and dispensariesare health care facilities of hospital-replacing type, assisting patients during aftercare with the use of factors of nature: air, sea water, mineral water, therapeutic muds and other, organizes health monitoring duration from 4 to 8 hours during the day. Dispensaries are organized at large enterprises in a forest area not far from the village, sanatoriums and situated in resort areas.

Maternity homesare health care facility providing medical assistance to pregnant women, women in childbirth and puerpera. Large maternity homes also assist gynecological patients.

Maternity homes are closely linked with health care facilities of the district (with clinics, anti-TB and dermatovenerologic dispensaries) which creates conditions for a comprehensive and complete medical care, Maternity hospital includes antenatal clinic and providing social and legal assistance to pregnant women.

Hospiceis medical facility in which patients with predicted poor outcome of the disease receive good care and maintenance. The hospice patients are surrounded by the usual “home” things, they have ready access to family and friends. The medical staff provides palliative care: patients can receive oxygen, analgesics, the probe nutrition, etc. Minimum of doctors and maximum of paramedical personnel.

The main purpose of hospice stay is to brighten the last days of life, to alleviate suffering.

Day careis designed for few hours stay for patients, when patients are consecutively performed several medical procedures or diagnostic tests. As a rule these procedures are organized at polyclinics.

Day care, as a rule, includes:

- The room with nurse`s area;

- Doctor`s offices;

- Procedure unit;

- Premises for day-stay of patients;

- Sanitary and hygienic rooms;

- Storage for clean and dirty linen.

Trauma centerat the hospital provides emergency round the clock assistance to the population in case of injuries.

Speaking. Complete the sentence.

1) Health facilities should be located….

2) It is not allowed to pass….

3) Polyclinic is a….

4) The clinic has basic…..

5) Ambulatory is a health care….

6) Medical sanitary department (MSD)…..

7) Health center is….

8) Dispensary is……

9) Ambulance station is ……

10) Hospital is ………

Writing. Translate the following sentences:

1)The public health care facilities should be comfortable by small architectural forms for the rest of the patients.

2) The polyclinic provides medical care to the population, including special aid, and, if necessary, observation and treatment at home.

3)Staff of ambulatory besides doctor has medical assistants, midwives, nurses and hospital cleaners.

4)Objective of medical sanitary department is first aid, prevention of diseases associated with the working conditions, and treatment of patients.

5)The main function of dispensaries is treatment and prevention of diseases of one specific kind.

6) The ambulance stations must be provided by direct operative communication with ambulance substations, hospitals, fire service of medical-sanitary vehicles on line.

7)Clinics offer a highly professional medical staff and modern equipment for diagnostic and treatment of patients.

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