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1. Discuss the general acute care hospital – structure, function, mission, role in the health care industry, optimal locations, etc. Have you any experience with a general acute care hospital as a staff or consumer? Acute care hospitals utilizes a “dual pyramid” organizational structure, which indicates that the “managerial and PSO hierarchies” are situated “side by side” (Longest & Darr, 2008, p. 79). Within the organization of an acute care hospital, management occurs on multiple levels with to top being the CEO. Within the many different departments that are found within acute care hospitals, these managers are accountable for the employees who work for them. Those department managers are also provided a chain of command that …show more content…
However, hospitals that are religion based, such as Catholic, will also promote not only to heal the body; their mission is also to health the mind and spirit. “The acute care hospital field has a strong tradition of voluntarism; ownership is predominantly not for profit” (Longest & Darr, 2008, p. 77). The primary role in health care for acute care hospitals is to provide health care to those in need when they are unable to obtain treatment from his or her primary physician or in an emergency. However, many individuals have begun to utilize acute care hospitals for illnesses such as an upper respiratory infection when they do not want to wait to see their physician the following day or they do not have …show more content…
106). Examples of some common public health organizations are the National Institute of Health (NIH), World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and health departments. One responsibility for the local health departments is to ensure that physicians and laboratories are reporting the required communicable diseases such as AIDS and STDs. This information is then provided to the CDC to assist in reducing the spread of the disease. There are instances where the patient is contacted to ensure treatment has been received, obtain previous partners, and provide information to prevent or educate the patient to prevent future occurrences. Health Service Organizations (HSO) “are entities that provide the organizational structure within which the delivery of health services is made directly to consumer” (Longest & Darr, 2008, p. 232). Examples of HSO/Health Systems (HSs) include facilities that provide direct patient care, hospitals, dentists, diagnostic imaging centers, and
1. Discuss the general acute care hospital – structure, function, mission, role in the health care industry, optimal locations, etc. Have you any experience with a general acute care hospital as a staff or consumer? Acute care hospitals utilizes a “dual pyramid” organizational structure, which indicates that the “managerial and PSO hierarchies” are situated “side by side” (Longest & Darr, 2008, p. 79). Within the organization of an acute care hospital, management occurs on multiple levels with to top being the CEO. Within the many different departments that are found within acute care hospitals, these managers are accountable for the employees who work for them. Those department managers are also provided a chain of command that …show more content…
However, hospitals that are religion based, such as Catholic, will also promote not only to heal the body; their mission is also to health the mind and spirit. “The acute care hospital field has a strong tradition of voluntarism; ownership is predominantly not for profit” (Longest & Darr, 2008, p. 77). The primary role in health care for acute care hospitals is to provide health care to those in need when they are unable to obtain treatment from his or her primary physician or in an emergency. However, many individuals have begun to utilize acute care hospitals for illnesses such as an upper respiratory infection when they do not want to wait to see their physician the following day or they do not have …show more content…
106). Examples of some common public health organizations are the National Institute of Health (NIH), World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and health departments. One responsibility for the local health departments is to ensure that physicians and laboratories are reporting the required communicable diseases such as AIDS and STDs. This information is then provided to the CDC to assist in reducing the spread of the disease. There are instances where the patient is contacted to ensure treatment has been received, obtain previous partners, and provide information to prevent or educate the patient to prevent future occurrences. Health Service Organizations (HSO) “are entities that provide the organizational structure within which the delivery of health services is made directly to consumer” (Longest & Darr, 2008, p. 232). Examples of HSO/Health Systems (HSs) include facilities that provide direct patient care, hospitals, dentists, diagnostic imaging centers, and