**FIRST RESPONSE** ___________________ **SECOND RESPONSE** __________________ 1) Two essential differences between these two organizations is Med Center Health (in Bowling Green) has 337 beds for patients to stay within the hospital. Graves Gilbert is more of an outpatient clinic that typically has the 8:30-5 business day hours. Another difference I saw between the two health care providers was that the Medical Center has six different hospitals, in Kentucky, that is including acute care, critical care, and long-term care. Each location offers a variety of specialties and you can go to any of the locations and receive a variety of care within that hospital. Graves Gilbert however, has eleven different locations and many of them only offer only a couple specialties per building. For example, the Medical Arts building only offers gastroenterology, family medicine, and general surgery. If you needed a different specialty, you would have to go to the building that offers the specia
lty that you were looking for. 2.)  2.) In their mission statements, Graves Gilbert states that they want “to be the preferred and preeminent provider of quality healthcare services in south central Kentucky.” Their goal is “to provide sensitive, compassionate care to our patients with respect to total well-being of the individual” (Graves Gilbert). While the Medical Center’s mission statement is “to care for people and improve the quality of life in the communities we serve” (Commonwealth Health Corporation). Both of these organizations want to strive to improve their patients life. Their mission statements seem to have similar goals; however, it seems as if Graves Gilbert wants to be the best. 3.)  3.) I have gone to the Graves-Gilbert clinic here on campus. Everyone in the office was kind and professional. With students always being in close proximity, it’s helpful to have a clinic here on campus that is accessible to students, especially when it’s flu season!