21 Terms
Contributors in Hospitals
Hospitals
Teen outreach services
Health care; Hospitals
Focused on building teens’ self-esteem and providing them with positive alternatives to destructive behavior.
Tobacco treatment/cessation programmes
Health care; Hospitals
Organised hospital services with the purpose of ending tobacco-use habits of patients addicted to tobacco/nicotine.
Trauma centres
Health care; Hospitals
Provides resuscitation, emergency surgical intervention, diagnostic and medical treatment, and intensive care to critically ill and injured patients.
Transplant services
Health care; Hospitals
Handles transplants of kidney, pancreas, liver, heart, and lung, or bone marrow to replace a diseased organ, and restore function.
Subacute care
Health care; Hospitals
Provides a comprehensive and outcome-oriented approach to care for patients requiring short-term or rehabilitation services.
Support groups
Health care; Hospitals
Provide on-going assistance and counselling for those receiving treatment for illnesses such as cancer, drug and alcohol abuse, etc. and their families.
Ultrasound unit
Health care; Hospitals
Utilises a device that employs sound waves to study, image, and diagnose hard-to-reach body areas. The technique is used in every branch of medicine.
