is provided to critically ill neonates and infants by a physician
Specialty Hospital
health care facility that delivers care to a paticular population of patients or type of disease
General hospital
acute care facility that provides emergency care, general surgery, and inpatient admission services based on licensing by the state.
Principal diagnosis
condition established after study to be chiefly responsible for occasioning teh admission of the patient to the hospital for care
Comorbidity
coexisting condition that is treated during the same encounter as or impacts teh midical management of another condition.
Complication
condition that occurs during the course of an impatient hospital episode.
Admitting Diagnosis
The diagnosis provided by the physician at the time the admission which describes the patients condition upon admission to the hospital.
Primary care
acute care and preventative services provided as outpatient care and referred toas the point of first contact
Rheumatologist
a physician who specializes in rheumatic diseases.
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging. noninvasive x-rat procedure that uses an externam magnetic field to produce a two-dimensional view of an internal organ or structure, such as the brain or spinal cord.
Allergy and immunology
evaluation and treatment of immune system disorders
Hospital Observation status
where patients lenght of stay is 23 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds or less.
Dermatology
diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders and cosmetic disorders of the skin
Gynecology
diagnosis and treatment(includes preventative management ) of female reproductive and urinary system disorders.
Psychiarty
diagnosis and treatment of behavioral health diseases
Thoracic
Pertaining to the chest or thorax
Ambulatory surgical center
surgery is performed on an outpatient basis. Patients arrive on the day of procedure, undergo surgery in an operationg room and recover under the care of the nursing staff.