Polyclinic
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A polyclinic is a clinic that provides both general and specialist examinations and treatments to outpatients and is usually independent of a hospital. The term is not clearly defined and includes:
- Polyclinics in England, large health care centres able to provide a wider range of services than a standard doctor's (GP) office, an initiative of Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham in 2007.
- The Polyclinic, in Seattle, Washington, US
See also
- Outpatient department of a hospital (rarely called policlinic in American English, and only when referring to European hospital outpatient departments)
- General hospital; when a polyclinic is so large that it is in fact a hospital, it is also called a general hospital.[1]
- All pages with a title containing Polyclinic
- All pages with a title containing Outpatient
References
- ↑ polyclinic in Collins English Dictionary
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