Hospitals Types Patients Medical Prepared General Work Make

When people think of hospitals, they usually think of a "general hospital" that is prepared to deal with many types of diseases and injuries. General hospitals usually have an emergency room and they are prepared to admit patients from a single area. Some of these hospitals are "non-profit" (organizations that work for a particular purpose, but not primarily to make money), often organized by a church. But other general hospitals have a traditional "business model" (operational plans designed to make money).

Other types of hospitals are more specialized. For example, many large cities have "children's hospitals" that focus on "pediatrics" (medicine for children).

A "teaching hospital" provides medical treatments, but is closely "affiliated with" (connected to) a medical school or a nursing school. Doctors and nurses are on staff, but they work alongside "medical students" (students who want to become doctors) and nursing students, giving them "hands-on experience" (learning by doing, not by reading or hearing about something) with patients. Patients may receive treatments from students operating under the "supervision" (observation and monitoring) of "licensed" (with official permission to do something) healthcare providers.

Finally, a "research hospital" also provides medical treatments, but the doctors are actively "engaged" (involved) in research projects. Patients may be asked to "give their permission" (say that something is okay) for "experimental treatments" (treatments that have not been performed often and whose results are not yet known).