Alameda Hospital
Alameda Hospital
Alameda Hospital (pronounced: al-uh-mee-duh hos-pi-tl) is a healthcare facility located in Alameda, California. It is part of the Alameda Health System and provides a range of medical services to the local community.
Etymology
The term "Alameda" is of Spanish origin, meaning "poplar grove" or "tree-lined avenue". The term "Hospital" comes from the Latin word "hospes", meaning a guest or stranger. It's a place where strangers or guests are taken care of.
Services
Alameda Hospital offers a variety of services including Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Surgery, Radiology, Physical Therapy, and more. It also has specialized departments such as the Cardiology Department, Orthopedics Department, and Neurology Department.
Related Terms
- Alameda Health System: The health system that Alameda Hospital is a part of.
- Emergency Medicine: The medical specialty dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of unforeseen illness or injury.
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU): A department in the hospital where critically ill patients are housed for treatment.
- Surgery: A branch of medicine that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate or treat a pathological condition.
- Radiology: The science dealing with X-rays and other high-energy radiation, especially the use of such radiation for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
- Physical Therapy: The treatment of disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercise.
- Cardiology Department: The branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the heart and parts of the circulatory system.
- Orthopedics Department: The branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of bones or muscles.
- Neurology Department: The branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Alameda Hospital
- Wikipedia's article - Alameda Hospital
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