Ambulatory care or outpatient care is medical care provided on an outpatient basis, including diagnosis, observation, consultation, treatment, intervention, and rehabilitation services. This care can include advanced medical technology and procedures even when provided outside of hospitals.
The VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Centre in California is a large ambulatory care center where ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) are routinely assessed and managed.
A typical assessment and treatment space for patients in an ambulatory care clinic.
A nurse operating medical equipment in an ambulatory care setting.
A health system, health care system or healthcare system is an organization of people, institutions, and resources that delivers health care services to meet the health needs of target populations.
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, a National Health Service hospital in the United Kingdom
A child being immunized against polio
Life expectancy vs healthcare spending of rich OECD countries. US average of $10,447 in 2018.