Hospital By: Thomas O’Brien Sasha Kuzura Sharikh Khan
Patients People needing intensive care and surgery People with specific problems that require medical care People who need care above what normal first can provide Anybody that needs medical care
Services Giving diagnoses, treatment, education, and research. General hospitals provide diagnostic, medical, surgery, and emergency care. Specialty hospitals provide specialized care for burns, cancer, children, mental diseases and disorders.
Average Cost Colonoscopy and biopsy- $2369 Tonsillectomy- $5286 Hernia repair- $8187 Inpatient vs. Outpatient surgery- $40,000 vs $6000 Circumcision- $4770 Gallbladder removal- $2842- $12,000
Types of Employees Doctors (Surgeons, dermatologists, general practitioner, anesthesiologists, neurologists, gynecologist, oncologist, pediatricians, and physiologists) Nurses Pharmacists Technicians Secretaries Orderlies
Misc. Conquistador Hernan Cortes founded the 2 earliest hospitals in North America: Immaculate Conception Hospital Saint Lazarus Hospital Total of 5795 Registered hospitals in U.S Around 4 million patients daily in American Hospitals