Treatment and Prevention Institutions

Medical and preventive institutions are the general name of medical institutions intended to provide medical and preventive care to the population.

Treatment and prevention institutions include:

1. Hospital facilities
2. Outpatient clinics
3. Sanatorium-resort institutions
4. Dispensaries
5. Ambulance and emergency medical aid stations
6. Blood transfusion facilities
7. Institutions for maternal and child health care

Treatment and prevention institutions play an important role in the healthcare system, as they directly provide medical care to the population - they provide treatment, disease prevention, and rehabilitation. The health of citizens largely depends on the effective operation of these institutions.

Treatment and prevention (or treatment and advisory) institutions are one of the most important elements in the healthcare sector. They are designed to provide qualified diagnostic, treatment and preventive care to the population of various age categories.

In modern conditions, treatment and preventive care includes not only medical care for patients, but also the entire range of measures necessary for this. Medical and consulting practice aims not only to help patients, but also to improve the standard of living in general. That is why the implementation of preventive measures becomes an important stage in the development and maintenance of public health.

As a rule, treatment and preventive institutions include the following medical institutions: Outpatient clinic - the most common institution providing primary medical care, which includes consultations with doctors, testing, prescribing the necessary treatment and physiotherapeutic procedures. Hospitals are specialized medical institutions designed for inpatient treatment of patients. Hospital facilities provide medical care to sick and seriously injured people with a variety of illnesses and injuries who require 24-hour medical supervision and treatment. Among them are hospitals of various profiles, stations and emergency departments.