Hello! I work at a hospital.
What a great job! Is your hospital a trauma center, children's hospital, geriatric or rehabilitation hospital?
It's a children's hospital. They're a really vulnerable population, so it's really gratifying work.
I'll bet it is! Is your facility also a teaching hospital? A teaching hospital trains medicals students and nurses.
It is! We have a lot of students just out of medical school learning the ropes at our facility. It's great to see the future of medicine in good hands.
I agree! I've heard that specialized hospitals can help reduce health care costs as compared to general hospitals. Do you think that's true?
I do think that's true. Having people with specialties helps to get patients the exact care that they need.
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency department to treat urgent health problems ranging from fire and accident victims to a sudden illness. A district hospital typically is the major health care facility in its region, with a large number of beds for intensive care and additional beds for patients who need long-term care. Specialized hospitals include trauma centers, rehabilitation hospitals,
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) is a nationally ranked academic medical center located in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship campus for Northwestern Medicine and the primary teaching hospital for Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. Affiliated institutions also located on campus include the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital with Level I pediatric trauma care and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, a leader in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Northwestern Memorial provides a total of 894 inpatient beds and encompasses more than 3