Drogueria de La Villa, Inc. was founded in 1994. The company's line of business includes the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs, proprietary drugs, and toiletries.

1. D R O G U E R I A D E L A V I L L A
Industrial Health Care Centers

2. Intro
 Health care systems include many agencies,
facilities and people involved in the delivery
of health care
 According to US government statistics,
health care is one of the fastest growing
industries.

3. Healthcare Facilities
 HC facilities are places that provide care or make it
possible for some type of care to be delivered to
patients.

4. Hospitals
 One of the major types of health care facilities
 Size varies:
 Small- provide basic care
 Large- diagnosis, treatment, education and
research
 Provide outpatient or inpatient care.

5. Types of Hospitals
 General hospital
 Patients are there for short periods (few
days to weeks).
 Treat wide range of conditions and age
groups
 Diagnostic, medical, surgical, emergency
 Specialty Hospitals
 Provide care for special age groups or
conditions
 Burn, geriatric/children, oncology

6. Long-term Care Facilities
 LTCFs:
 Mainly for elderly
 Often called residents
 Also provide care for patients with
disabilities or chronic conditions.
 Many different types of LTCFs

7. Types of LTCFs
 Nursing Homes (Geriatric Homes)
 Provide basic physical and emotional care
 Individuals cannot care for themselves
 Help with daily living activities, provide safe
and secure environment, provide
opportunities for social interaction

8. LTCFs
 Independent and Assisted Living:
 Allows for people who can take care of
themselves to rent or purchase an apartment
in the facility
 Provides services like laundry,
transportation, social events and basic
medical care

9. Types of LTCFs
 Extended Care Facilities (Skilled Care
Facilities)
 Provide skilled nursing care and rehabilitative care
 Prepare patients or residents for return home or to
other LTCFs
 Subacute units provide services to patients who need
rehabilitation to recover from major illness, surgery,
or treatment

10. Types of Outpatient Facilities
 Medical Offices
 Clinic Centers
 Dental Offices
 Optical (eye) Centers
 Imaging centers
 Rehab Centers (physical & occupational
rehab)

11. Medical Offices
 Vary greatly:
 offices owned by one doctor
 -OR-
 Large clinic complexes that operate as
corporations and employ many doctors
and professionals

12. Medical Offices
 Specialty examples:
 Pediatrics: infants and children
 Cardiology: diseases and disorders of the
heart
 Obstetrics: care of the pregnant female

13. Medical Clinics
 Examples:
 Surgical clinics (surgicenters)
 Urgent or emergency care clinics
 Rehabilitation clinics
 Specialty clinics
 Outpatient clinics
 Health department clinics
 Medical center clinics

14. Clinics Centers
 Surgical Clinics (surgicenters):
 Perform minor surgical procedures
 “one-day” surgical centers
 Urgent/Emergency Care Clinics:
 Provide first aid or emergency care to ill or
injured patients
 Rehabilitation Clinics:
 Offer physical, occupational speech and other
similar therapies

15. Clinics Centers
 Specialty Clinics:
 Provide care for specific diseases (ex:
diabetic or oncology clinics)
 Outpatient Clinics:
 Usually operated by hospitals or large
medical groups
 Provide care for outpatients

16. Clinics Centers
 Health Department Clinics:
 May offer clinics for pediatric care,
treatments for STD’s and respiratory
diseases, immunizations and other special
services
 Medical Center Clinics:
 Usually located in colleges or universities
 Offer clinics for various health conditions
 Often offer free care and treatment to
provide learning experiences for medical
students

17. Emergency Care Services
 Provide special care for victims of accidents or
sudden illness
 Facilities providing these services:
 Ambulance services (both private and
governmental)
 Rescue squads (frequently operated by fire
dept)
 Emergency care clinics and centers
 Emergency rooms operated by hospitals
 Helicopter or airplane transport services

18. Laboratories
 Often part of other health care facilities
 Can operate as separate health care services
 Can perform diagnostic tests (blood or urine
tests)
 Dental labs-prepare dentures
 Medical and dental offices may outsource
lab work to independent labs

19. Home Health Care
 Designed to provide care in a patient’s own
home
 Frequently used by elderly and disabled
patients
 Examples:
 Nursing care
 Personal care
 Therapy: physical, occupational, speech,
respiratory
 Homemaking: food prep, cleaning,
household tasks

20. Hospice
 Provide care for terminally ill persons with
life expectancies of 6 months or less
 Care can be provided in-home or in a
hospice facility
 Care directed toward allowing person to die
with dignity and in comfort
 Psychological, spiritual, social and financial
counseling provided for both patient and
family

21. Mental Health Facilities
 Treat patients with mental disorders and
diseases
 Examples of facilities:
 Guidance and counseling centers
 Psychiatric clinics and hospitals
 Chemical abuse treatment centers
 Physical abuse treatment centers

22. Rehabilitation Facilities
 Located in hospitals, clinics and/or private centers
 Provide care to help patients with physical or mental
disabilities obtain maximum self-care and function
 Services may include:
 Physical
 Occupational
 Recreational
 Speech
 Hearing

23. Agencies
Government Agencies: Use taxes to
provide health care services by the
federal, state, local government.
Ex: Food and Drug Administration,
Center of Disease Control, US Public
Health Dept., Occupational Safety &
Health Administration

24. Agencies
 Not-for-Profit Agencies: volunteer or non-
profit organizations that receive support from
donations, gifts, membership fees, and
fundraisers.
 They are not supported by the government
and many people that work for them are
not paid.
 They raise funds for medical research and
for public education.
Ex: American Red Cross, American
Heart Association, American Cancer
Society

25. Managed Care Goals
 Managed care providers goals are to
provide quality care at reasonable
cost.

26. Health Maintenance Organizations
 Provides total health care directed at
preventative health care
 Services:
 Examinations
 Basic medical services
 Health education
 Hospitalization
 Rehabilitation services

27. Health Maintenance Organizations
 Operated by large industries or corporations
-OR-
 Operated by private agencies
 Often use services of other health care
facilities, including medical and dental
offices, hospitals, rehabilitative centers,
home health care agencies, clinics and
laboratories.

28. Industrial Health Care Centers
 AKA: occupational health clinics
 Found in large businesses or companies
 Provide health care for employees of the
industry or business by performing basic
examinations, teaching accident prevention
and safety and providing emergency care.

29. School Health Services
 Examples include:
 Providing emergency care for victims of
accidents and sudden illness
 Performing tests to check for health conditions
such as speech, vision and hearing problems
 Promoting health education
 Maintaining a safe and sanitary school
environment
 Counseling

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