Today, health care administrators are employed in a wide variety of career opportunities. Included among these employment opportunities are hospitals, extended-care facilities, nursing homes, managed care organizations (HMO, PPO, etc) health maintenance organizations, rehabilitation institutions, group practice plans, outpatient clinics, welfare departments, insurance companies, health planning agencies, health departments, educational programs, home health, hospice, mental health care, vendors, healthcare recruitment/personnel agencies and research institutions.