Prepared to Care Advocacy Power Point Presentation

Full-service hospitals are vital to meeting the health care needs of the communities they serve by providing a wide range of acute care and diagnostic services, supporting public health needs, and offering a myriad of other community services to promote the health and well being of the community. While many of these roles also are performed by other health care providers, three are unique to hospitals:24/7 Access to Care: The provision of health care services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week \(24/7\), 365 days a year;The Safety Net Role: Caring for all patients who seek emergency care regardless of ability to pay;Disaster Readiness and Response: Ensuring that staff and facilities are prepared to care for victims of large-scale accidents, natural disasters, epidemics and terrorist actions.