HEALTHCARE

FACILITIES
HEALTH
FACILITIES
A health facility is, in general, any location where healthcare is
provided. Health facilities range from small clinics and doctor's
offices to urgent carecenters and large hospitals with
elaborate emergency rooms and trauma centers. The number and
quality of health facilities in a country or region is one common
measure of that area's prosperity and quality of life. In many
countries, health facilities are regulated to some extent
by law; licensing by a regulatory agency is often required before a
facility may open for business. Health facilities may be owned and
operated by for-profit businesses, non-profit
organizations, governments, and in some cases by individuals, with
proportions varying by country. See also the recent review
paper,which provides a comprehensive classification of health
facilities from the location analysis perspective.
Different Types of Healthcare Facilities
a. Hospital
-It is an institution where people undergo medical diagnosis, care and
treatment. A hospital offers different types of medical care like inpatient
and outpatient care. Inpatient care refers to care given to individuals who
need to stay inside the hospital to receive proper treatment, monitoring
and care. On the other hand, outpatient care refers to treatment that does
not require an individual to stay inside the hospital.
There are different kinds of hospitals:
private, voluntary, government, and teaching
A private hospital is operated by individuals to gain profit. A voluntary
hospital does not require profit because it is owned by a community or an
organization. A government or public hospital is being run by the state and
the treatment fees are subsidized. A teaching hospital includes a school for
medical students. In the Philippines, there are two classifications of
hospitals: general and specialty. General hospitals have complete medical,
surgical, and maternal care facilities. Some examples are the Philippine
General Hospital, Baguio General Hospital, Cebu General Hospital, and
Davao Medical Center. On the other hand, specialty hospitals handle a
particular disease or condition or deal with only one type of patient. Some
examples are the Philippine Heart Center, Lung Center of the Philippines,
and National Kidney Transplant Institute.
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