Study Set Content:
Barangay Health centers (BHO), City Health Office (CHO), Municipal Health Office (MHO), Community hospitals, clinics.
Primary
devolved to the cities and municipalities and is the first contact between the community people and the different levels of health facility; refers to health care provided by the health center staff.
Primary
- second tier of health system
- District hospitals, Provincial Hospitals, Municipal Hospitals, Emergency Hospitals
Secondary
- They serve life-threatening conditions.
- are the highly technological and sophisticated services
Tertiary
District hospitals, Provincial Hospitals, Municipal Hospitals, Emergency Hospitals
secondary
Offered by medical centers and large hospitals
Tertiary
rendered by physicians with basic health training in district provincial and city hospitals; capable if basic surgical procedures and simple laboratory examinations.
Secondary
rendered by specialists in medical centers, regional hospitals, and specialized hospitals like the Lung Center of the Philippines.
Tertiary
serves as the referral center of secondary health facilities.
Tertiary
serves as the referral center of primary health facilities. Example: Screening
Secondary
Services:
- Treatment of common illnesses, management of long-term disorders such as diabetes, HIV/AIDS, TB, Hypertension
- Prevention of ill-health through advice, immunization and screening.
Primary
Patients with symptomatic stages of disease, which require moderately specialized knowledge and technical resources for adequate treatment.
Secondary
Service:
- Life-threatening diseases and require highly technical and specialized knowledge facilities and personnel to treat effectively.
Tertiary
Clincal professions
Physicians
Nurse
Pharmacist
Dietician
Medical Technologist
Midwife
Dentist
Physical Therapist
Non-Clinical Professions
Village or Barangay Health Workers (V/BHW)
Social Worker
Hospital Administrators
Human Resource
i. Manage patient care
Nurse
diagnose and treat patients
ii. interpret lab results
Physician
Assumes primary responsibility for the care of the patient
Nurse
counsel on preventive health care,
Physicians
Administer medication
Nurse
