VA vs County Hospital

[wisdom2000]

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Can anyone tell me how a VA hospital differ from a County hospital? Why would you choose to do a rotation at one over the other?

Thanks

 

[Winged Scapula]

Just to name a few differences...

POPULATION - VA patients tend to be largely older men; you will have few female or patients younger than 40

RANGE OF SERVICES - not all VAs have all services available; ie, patients needing Neurosurgery or other complex surgeries may be shipped to another VA offering that service


DIAGNOSES - County hospitals usually have a wider variety - the VA is often COPD, CAD, pancreatitis, and the like

 

[Winged Scapula]

Moving to Clinical Rotations Forum...

 

[wisdom2000]

Thanks Kim.