Transcript Health care is defined as

Health Care
RSMI: 241
By
Amr A. Abd-Elghany, Ph.D.
Basic concepts of health care
Health is one of our most precious possessions
• Definition of Health
One person may consider himself to be healthy whenever he is not physically ill,
while another may consider himself to be healthy only when he is emotionally
and physically "at his best.
we will define health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Total Health
1. Social health. A sense of responsibility for the health and welfare of
others.
2. Mental health. A mind that grows, reasons, and adjusts to life situations.
3. Emotional health. Feelings and actions that bring one satisfaction.
4. Spiritual health. Inner peace and security in one's spiritual faith.
Today health care delivery system
• In earlier generations, illnesses were cared for at home.
• Prevention is an important approach of health care
because it is more affordable than the costs of treating
disease.
• Prevention includes good nutrition and exercise, avoid
bad habits as smoking and the use of recreational drugs.
• Illness are treated promptly, before they become chronic
or life-threatening.
• Crisis intervention is another approach.
• Therefore Health care is defined as: is the treatment
and prevention of illness.
• Health illness continuum: it is a line graph drawn
between optimum health and fatal illness.
Health care insurance systems
• Social health insurance: is where a nation's entire
population is eligible for health care coverage, and this
coverage and the services provided are regulated.
• In almost every country, state or municipality with a
government health care system a parallel private, and
usually for-profit, system is allowed to operate.
• The medical model of health focuses on the eradication
of illness through diagnosis and effective treatment.
• In contrast, the social model of health places emphasis
on changes that can be made in society and in people's
own lifestyles to make the population healthier.
• Health care systems are composed of individuals and organizations
that aim to meet the health care needs of target populations.
The Healthcare System of Saudi Arabia
-The Ministry of Health is responsible for
the supervision of healthcare and
hospitals in both the public and private
sectors.
-The system offers universal healthcare coverage.
-The healthcare system has two tiers.
1. One is a network of primary healthcare centers and clinics that provide
preventive, prenatal, emergency, and basic services, as well as mobile
clinics for remote rural areas.
2. The second tier is represented by the hospitals and specialized treatment
facilities located in urban areas.
• In 1970, there were 74 hospitals with 9,039 beds; by 2005, there
were 350 hospitals with nearly 48,000 beds.
• The Ministry of Health operates 62% of the hospitals and 53%
of the clinics and centers; the remaining facilities are operated
by government agencies, including the Ministry of Defense, the
National Guard, the Ministry of the Interior, and several other
ministries, as well as by private entities.
The breakdown of facilities is as follows:
1. Ministry of Health Facilities
These serve the general public and are located in both the large
cities and the small towns throughout Saudi Arabia.
2. Military Hospitals
These serve members of the Saudi Arabia armed forces and
members of their families, according to the branch of the military
in which the individual serves.
Military hospital in
Riyadh
Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG)
SANG is the branch of the military that is involved with
defense against external threats and internal threats.
SANG has four hospitals which provide care to the
soldiers of the Saudi Arabian National Guard and their
dependents:
• King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh (650 beds, formerly
the King Fahad National Guard Hospital);
• King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah (350 beds, formerly
the King Khalid National Guard Hospital);
• King Abdulaziz Medical City – Dammam (100 beds);
• King Abdulaziz Medical City – Al Ahsa (300 beds);
• The Saudi Arabian National Guard also operates clinics
in Riyadh and Taif.
• Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense and Aviation
(MODA)
• MODA provides defense against primarily external threats. It
includes the Saudi Arabian Army, the Royal Saudi Naval Forces, the
Royal Saudi Air Force and Royal Saudi Air Defense. MODA
operates nine hospitals which provide care to the soldiers of MODA
and their dependents:
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Riyadh Military Hospital Al Kharj, Riyadh (1,000+ beds);
Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh (150+ beds);
North West Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk (350 beds);
King Fahd Military Medical Complex, Dhahran (316 beds);
Armed Forces Hospital at King AbdulAziz Airbase, Al Khobar (280
beds);
King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah (200+ beds);
King Faisal/King Fahad Hospital, Khamis Mushayt (total 258 beds);
Al Hada Hospital, Taif (500+ beds);
Hafr Al-Batin Armed Forces Hospital, Hafr Al-Batin (300 beds);
Wadi Al-Dawassir Hospital, Wadi Al-Dawassir (100 beds).
3. Ministry of the Interior
This serves members the ministry of the interior,
including the police and customs collectors.
Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh (500 beds), serves the
Ministry of Interior personnel.
4. Referral Hospitals
Every citizen is eligible to go to the referral hospitals for
specialized care. These facilities include:
• King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research CentreRiyadh Site (700 beds);
• King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research CentreJeddah Site (250 beds);
• King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh (360 beds);
• Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City, Riyadh (300
rehabilitation beds).
5. Private Facilities
Here are just a few of the private facilities in Saudi
Arabia:
• For-Profit: Saudi German Hospital, Jeddah; Dr. Erfan &
Bagedo Hospital, Jeddah; Kingdom Hospital, Riyadh
• Saudi ARAMCO Hospital, Dhahran (480 beds); serves
employees of the oil company Saudi ARAMCO, and their
family members
• Social Insurance Hospital, Riyadh (GOSI) (300 beds)
• Royal Commission Hospitals, which serve employees
and their family members of the Industrial cities located
at: Jubail, on the east coast of Saudi Arabia; Yanbu, on
the west coast of Saudi Arabia
• SAAD Medical Centre, Al Khobar
• Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah (800 beds, and the
largest private hospital in Saudi Arabia; it is contracted to
Saudi ARAMCO)
The health care team
• Patients the most important people in the health care community.
• Referring physicians many patients are sent to the hospital by a
doctor known as the referring physician who may serve as
attending physician.
• Attending physician is responsible for assessing the patient
needs and prescribing ‫ يشرع‬therapeutic procedures to promote
health. He determines the expertise of one or more specialists
would be helpful in the patient diagnosis or treatment.
• Intern recent ‫ اإلمتياز‬medical school graduates gaining practical
experience.
• Fellow ‫ زمالة‬licensed physicians receiving advanced training.
• Residents licensed physicians in an educational program to
become certified in a specialty area.
• Nursing
• Pharmacists
• Nursing Professionals /Nurses
• Nurses or nursing professionals are vital cogs of any
health care team, providing care and treatment to a
patient. Registered nurses manage and provide general
nursing care for patients. Licensed practical nurses
(LPNs) are directly assigned to a particular patient and
work under the supervision of registered nurses or
generally assist the registered nurses.
• Pharmacists
• Pharmacists fill prescriptions, prepare and dispense
medications and other drugs in consultation with the
attending physicians and nurses. They also provide
general advice to patients about drugs reactions, food
allergies and general information about medicines
Dietitians
Dietitians or nutritionists carry out a comprehensive assessment of a
patient's nutritional needs and prepare a diet program to support the
healing process or recovery program. They also advise on diets and
nutritional intake for the immediate post-discharge or overall recovery
period.
Mental Health Professionals and/or Therapists
Depending on the nature of an illness or a treatment of a particular
patient, a mental health professional or a therapist becomes part of
the health care team. Mental health professionals gently and in a
calibrated manner help patients and families cope with depression,
stress and anxiety. Physical therapists step in to evaluate functional
skills and treat physical and developmental problems of patients
recovering from a cardiac arrest or open-heart surgery.
Abbreviated table of medical specialties
(physicians)
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Radiologist specializes in diagnosis by means of medical imaging.
Internist specializes in diseases of internal organ.
Oncologist specializes in tumor identification and treatment.
Gynecologist specializes in diseases of female reproductive
system.
Neurologists specializes in functions and disorders of nervous
system.
Pulmonologist specializes in diagnosis and treatment of lung
diseases.
Emergency department physicians specializes in trauma and
emergency situations.
Pathologist ‫ مختبرات‬specializes in the scientific study of the
alterations in the body caused by diseases and death.
Intensivist specialist often a pulmonologist who treats patients in
the intensive care unit.
Ophthalmologist specializes in diagnosis and treatment of eyes.