Hospitals provide specialized healthcare with medical staff and equipment. General hospitals handle urgent cases with emergency departments. District hospitals serve as regional centers with intensive care beds. Specialized hospitals focus on specific medical needs like rehabilitation. Teaching hospitals combine patient care with medical education
Surgery was introduced in 2013 with seven basic tools. Surgical Kit costs 12,000 gems and includes 5 tools. Master Surgeon's Tool Bag costs 45,000 gems and contains 20 tools. Surgery requires patient to be on Hospital Bed or Starship Sickbay Bed
ICU is a specialized hospital department providing intensive medical care. Florence Nightingale reduced Crimean War mortality from 60% to 2.2%. First global ICU established in Copenhagen by Bjørn Aage Ibsen in 1953. Dwight Harken opened first US ICU in 1951
CRM was founded by David Beaty in 1969 to improve aviation safety. NTSB recommended CRM after United Airlines Flight 173 crash in 1978. NASA psychologist John Lauber coined the term in 1979. United Airlines launched first comprehensive CRM program in 1981
NEWS uses six physiological parameters to assess patient condition. Scores reflect extreme deviations from normal values. Oxygen requirement increases score by 2 points. System uses routine measurements recorded on standardised NEWS2 chart
APACHE system developed in 1970s to address DRG limitations in ICU. System initially used single blood test with threshold-based classification. APACHE II was simplified to paper-based system for efficiency. System was unexpectedly well-received at critical care congress