HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Directions: Within your group, together match the terms inside the envelope to
the definitions below. Do not write on the terms in the envelope!! Every group
members’ worksheet must be completed to turn this in for class ‘classwork’
credit.
________________________________________________ = Place where people
receive health care
___________________________________: Health care facility where people can
receive medical care, diagnosis, & treatment for inpatient or outpatient care
 _______________________________________: Treatment that requires a person
to stay overnight at a facility
 _______________________________________: Treatment that doesn’t involve a
person to stay overnight at a facility
Types of Hospitals:
 _________________________________: A hospital that is owned by private
individuals and operates as a profit making business
 _________________________________: Hospital owned by a community or
organization that does not operate for profit.
 _________________________________: Hospital run by federal, state, or local
government for benefit of special population
 _________________________________: Hospital that is associated with a
medical or nursing school
Health Clinics:
 ______________________________________________ – keeps records and
performs services
 ______________________________________________– provides services for
people with mental disorders
 ______________________________________________ – Provides birth control,
pregnancy tests, contraceptives (Ex: Planned Parenthood)
Health Care Facilities:
 ________________________________________________: Facility that provides
nursing, personal, and provides support with daily living
 ________________________________________________: Care provided within a
patients home; This includes nursing care, treatment, and physical therapy
 ____________________: Facility for people who are dying and their families
 ________________________________________________: Facility where surgery is
performed on an outpatient basis Ex: Cosmetic Surgery
 ________________________________________________: within a hospital where
emergency services are provided without an appointment
o Ex: Car Accidents, Broken Bones, Emergency Surgery
 ____________________________________________: Facility not part of a
hospital that provides emergency care
 ____________________________________________:
o Delivery of ambulatory care in a facility dedicated to the delivery of
medical care outside of an emergency room, usually on an
unscheduled, walk-in basis.
o Used to treat patients who have an injury or illness that requires
immediate care but is not serious enough to warrant a visit to an
emergency room