What Is a Hospital?
A hospital is an institution that is built, staffed and equipped for the diagnosis of disease and the treatment of sick and injured people. It...
What Are Clinics?
Clinics are medical facilities that treat patients on a walk-in basis and offer healthcare services for a wide range of problems. Some clinics are privately...
How Should Health Care Be Organized?
Health care is one of the most complex, controversial and debated aspects of American public policy. It is a term that encompasses many different topics,...
Health Programs
Health programs focus on prevention – eliminating or reducing risk factors that can lead to disease, injury and disability. They can be organized at the...
Getting Involved in Medical Treatment
Medical treatment is the effort to fix or control a health problem and, sometimes, cure it. It may involve medication, therapy or surgery. Health care...
Hospitals and Nursing Homes for Elderly and Disabled People
A hospital is a large facility that aims to diagnose and treat sick, unwell and injured people. It provides both inpatient and outpatient treatment. In...
Types of Clinics
A clinic is a health care center that provides non-emergency outpatient care that’s routine or preventive. Typically, they offer more specific services than hospitals do...
What is Health Care?
Health care is a vast, complex, highly diverse ecosystem of businesses, interests, services, products and devices that take a patient through each step of their...
Health Programs in Small and Medium-Sized Firms
Health programs are designed to increase people’s ability to choose healthier behaviors and cope with illness and injury. They include community-based initiatives that focus on...
What Is Medical Treatment?
Medical treatment is care to diagnose or treat illness or injury, or to improve a person’s general well-being. It includes both non-surgical and surgical procedures....