| There are about 580,000 establishments that are | | | | provide preventative health services, oral |
| part of the health care industry. | | | | surgeries, and checkups. Out patient care centers |
| There are a few things that make up the health | | | | that usually treat patients for substance abuse, |
| care industry. Whatever your illness there is a | | | | surgical, and emergency centers. |
| doctor. So lets say your lower back has been | | | | Diagnostic and medical laboratories that analyze |
| killing you for about a week, you go to your | | | | blood take x-rays and such. There are other |
| family doctor and he may send you to a back | | | | offices of practitioners, such as chiropractors, |
| specialist, or maybe even a chiropractor, in turn | | | | podiatrists, optometrists, physical therapists, |
| that doctor may send you to an x-ray technician | | | | psychologists, speech-language pathologists, |
| to find out what is wrong with your back. | | | | dietitians etc. Lastly there is nursing, and residential |
| Here is a list of members of the health care | | | | care facilities that specialize in taking care of the |
| industry. Hospitals are a big health care facility to | | | | elderly, 24-hour care for children, group homes, |
| the community, ranging from nursing to diagnostic | | | | half way houses, and rehabilitation centers. So |
| care, surgeries, cancer patients, mental health, and | | | | many people are out to help people. These health |
| children. Some are inpatient and outpatient | | | | care providers are responsible for people being |
| hospitals, and some hospitals are starting to do | | | | healthy, and happy. |
| long term home care. Physician's offices contribute | | | | There are many low income doctors that you can |
| to the health care industry, surgeons and | | | | go visit that are based on a sliding scale so that |
| practitioners like to join group practices, or medical | | | | you can afford to be seen by a doctor, for those |
| practices. These doctors range from family | | | | who do not have medical insurance. |
| doctors to cardiology etc. Dentists. Dentists | | | | |