20 Terms
Contributors in Hospitals
Hospitals
subacute care
Health care; Hospitals
Provides a comprehensive and outcome-oriented approach to care for patients requiring short-term or rehabilitation services.
support groups
Health care; Hospitals
Provide on-going assistance and counseling for those receiving treatment for illnesses such as cancer, drug and alcohol abuse, etc. and their families.
swing bed services
Health care; Hospitals
A federally-approved program for small rural hospitals. Designed to be temporary with a patient’s discharge options explored as an ongoing process with family, physicians, and social workers.
teen outreach services
Health care; Hospitals
Focused on building teens’ self-esteem and providing them with positive alternatives to destructive behavior.
tobacco treatment/cessation programs
Health care; Hospitals
Organized hospital services with the purpose of ending tobacco-use habits of patients addicted to tobacco/nicotine.
transplant services
Health care; Hospitals
Handles transplants of kidney, pancreas, liver, heart, and lung, or bone marrow to replace a diseased organ, and restore function.
trauma centers
Health care; Hospitals
Provides resuscitation, emergency surgical intervention, diagnostic and medical treatment, and intensive care to critically ill and injured patients.
