1) Nursing homes or long-term care facilities-provide long-term care for patients who need time to recover from an illness or injury before returning home, or for people who ca no longer take care of themselves.
2) hospice- provides supportive treatment to terminally ill patients and their families.
3) specialty care hospitals- provide care for very specific types of diseases; for example a psychiatric hospital.
4) ambulatory care centers, surgical centers, or outpatient clinics- provide services that do not require over night hospitalization; the services range from simple surgeries to diagnostic testing or therapy.
5) home health care- provides nursing, therapy, personal care or house keeping services in the patient's own home.
6) physicians offices- provide diagnostic and treatment services in a private office setting.
