Medical Facility - Hospital/Care Center

What is Medical facility ?

A medical facility is, in general, any location at which medicine is practiced regularly. Medical facilities range from small clinics and doctor's offices to urgent care centers and large hospitals with elaborate emergency rooms and trauma centers. The number and quality of medical facilities in a country or region is one common measure of that area's prosperity and quality of life. In many countries, medical facilities are regulated to some extent by law; licensing by a regulatory agency is often required before a facility may open for business. Medical facilities may be owned and operated by for-profit businesses, non-profit organizations, governments, and in some cases by individuals, with proportions varying by country. An individual having Medical Healthcare insurance can visit these facilities if charges are high still they can avail services as Health insurance pays amount on behalf of them and only a small portion of money is to bear by individuals.

Types of Medical Facility.

Hospital:- 

Almost everyone know about what Hospital is . A Hospital is an institution for healthcare typically providing specialized treatment for overnight stays or in medical terms for inpatient. Some hospitals admit patients suffering from a specific disease or infection or are reserved for specific diagnosis or treatment or for specific age group . Now a days hospital are either run by Government or State or health organizations either profit or non profit or health insurance or by charities or by donations. Hospitals nowadays staffed by professional trained doctors , nurses , paramedical clinics . 

Health care centre:-

This is another important type of Medical facility which includes clinics, doctors office, which serve as first point of contact and normally they provide outpatient medical , nursing , dental and other type of care services.

Nursing home :-

Although almost everyone can have some idea about Nursing and if we add home in that you may get rough idea about what is this type of facility . This facility includes residential treatment centres i,e they have accomodation facilities and engage in providing short term or long term medical treatment of a general or specific nature which is not performed by hospital to inpatients with any of a wide variety of medical conditions.

Drug store :-

They are engaged in retailing prescription or non prescription drugs and medicines and other thype of medical and orthopaedic items . Normally these stores are regualted or based ib hospitals or clinics. But they can even you can see running privately and are usually staffed by pharmacist , pharmacy technicians and pharmacy aides. There even you can go and get you first aid in case of any emergency .