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A polyclinic (alternative spelling, policlinic) is a place where a wide range of health care services (including diagnostics) can be obtained without the need for an overnight stay. Polyclinics are sometimes co-located with a hospital or may be located in another locality entirely.
A typical polyclinic houses general medical practitioners such as doctors and nurses to provide ambulatory care and some acute care services but lacks the major surgical and pre- and post operative care facilities commonly associated with hospitals.
Polyclinics have existed in Australia, France, Germany (since 2004), Switzerland and the former Soviet republics such as Russia and Ukraine[1]; and in many countries across Asia and Africa[2]. Recent Russian governments have attempted to replace the polyclinic model introduced during soviet times with a more western model. However, this has failed[3].
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References
- ^ NLH - Health Management - Polyclinics. Retrieved on 2008-07-03.
- ^ Ershova I, Rider O, Gorelov V (December 2007). "Polyclinics in London". Lancet 370 (9603): 1890–1. doi:. PMID 18068500.
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