Question

Which of the following are medical facilities? (check all that apply)

-Clinics

-CVAC (Stoke Center)

-Clinical decision unit (CDU)

-Emergency department (ED)

-Operating suture surgery wing (OSSW)

-Urgent care center (UCC)

-Urgent emergent medical care center (UEMCC)

*IT IS NOT ALL OF THE ABOVE, ALREADY TRIED THAT*

Answer 1

According to World Health Organization (WHO) medical facility is a hospital, maternity home, nursing home, dispensary, clinic, sanatorium or an institution by whatever name called is one that offers services, facilities for diagnosis, treatment or care for illness, injury, deformity, abnormality or pregnancy in any recognized system of medicine established and administered or maintained by any person or body of persons.

Medical care facility may be any institution, place, building or agency that furnishes, conducts, and operates health services for diagnosis, or treatment of human disease, pain, injury, deformity, or physical condition (pregnancy).

It can be a private institution or public institution, profit or non-profit. It also includes an agency who is a recipient of reimbursements from third-party health insurance programs or prepaid medical service plans.

Clinic is a medical facility run by a single or group of physicians or health practitioners smaller than a hospital. Clinics generally provide only outpatient services and can have an observation bed for short stay. They may offer general services or specialized services. It is different from a hospital, because people do not stay in a clinic for a long time.

Stroke clinic are specialized clinics to help patients in diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation as well as in preventing future strokes by controlling the risk factors of each patient through personalized management. They also help in speedy recovery of those who already had a stroke due to their specialization in the area. They come under the definition of medical facility.

Clinical Decision Unit (CDU), commonly called the CDU or observation unit, is a care unit, usually near emergency department designed for patients who come to the Emergency Department and may need additional tests, treatment or observation, requiring them to stay longer (which may not possible in emergency department) but not hospitalization. They are meant for assessment of the patients who require close monitoring over a short duration in order to determine next steps, it ensures patients safety, proper resource utilization, helps in infection control while reducing hospital burden. They are not medical facilities as the basic purpose is observation.

Emergency rooms (ED) are for life-threatening condition such as chest pain, difficulty breathing, stroke, head trauma, severe bleeding, loss of vision Hospital emergency departments provide medical care at any time, day or night. They are equipped and staffed to handle the most complex or critical needs, including life- and limb-threatening situations ranging from emergency medical conditions like heart attack and stroke to traumatic injuries following a car accident. They come under category of medical facility.

Operating suture surgery wings also fits in the definition by WHO.

Urgent care centres (UCC) are clinics to handle a variety of problems that need to be treated right away, but are not true emergencies or life-threatening. Here the immediate attention is given to the condition which may not be possible in overburdened hospital emergency room due to priority of patient’s with life threatening conditions and one may need to wait for long time. When patients want basic medical care immediately without an appointment, an urgent care clinic might be the perfect choice. But are not suggested for complex health situation, true medical emergencies like chest pain, breathing difficulties, broken bones or an extremely high fever. They are also medical facility.

Urgent emergent medical care centres (UEMCC) are medical facilities for dealing the conditions that fit under definition of emergency or urgency. Emergent care is medical care to address threats to life, limb, or eyesight like heart attack, stroke, gunshot wounds, major motor vehicle accidents, open fractures, appendicitis, severe allergic reactions that make it difficult to breath, bleeding that does not stop with 10 minutes of direct pressure, wounds requiring stitches, poisoning, a major injury such as head trauma, persistent vomiting, or suicidal or homicidal feelings A condition is considered urgent when it is not life threatening, but requires prompt care in a timely manner (usually within 24 hours) and conditions which could deteriorate or are not bearable due to discomfort.

So correct answer is clinical decision units as they are using wait and watch approach.