Instructions
Purpose of Assignment: To familiarize students with the health care facilities within the tristate area and services provided.
Instructions:
The assignment must be completed prior to class. The information will be used during the group discussion.
- Search Health Care Facilities in Delaware, Tristate Area
- Select one of these: CCHS/ St. Francis/ Beebe Hospital
- Select one of these: John Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, CHOP, New York- Sloan Kettering or Columbia Hospital
- Compare and Contrast facilities
- What service stands out for each facility?
- What stands out as the SPECIALTY Care of each facility?
- Compare ER’s Status ( What level Service offered?)
- NICU ( Level of Service ?)
- Other services. Orthopedics/ Cardiac/ Neurology/ Pediatrics
- Tertiary Care: Highly Specialized medical care usually over an extended period of time that involves advanced and complex procedures and treatments.
- For instance, in Alexandria Virginia, Inova Fairfax Hospital is renowned for high survival rates of heart transplants. ( Pre/Post Care)
Application of information researched:
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- If you were sick with cancer, heart failure, lung transplant, pediatric orthopedic issue, cornea transplant? Where would you go for care?
- Example: Patient with End Stage Renal Failure
- Facility: CCHS
- Specialty: Kidney Transplant
- Example: Head and Neck Cancer
- Facility: John Hopkins
- Specialty: Head and Neck Cancer Department
- Example: Patient with End Stage Renal Failure
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- Describe a medical condition and select the facility which would meet the needs of the patient to successfully provide medical care.
- Follow Up Class Discussion
