Out-of-Hospital Care

Community care

Out-of-hospital care is the general name for all types of medical care except inpatient care. It includes medical care provided by all types of outpatient clinics, as well as ambulance and emergency medical care stations.

Out-of-hospital care includes:

  1. Visiting a clinic or outpatient clinic for examination and treatment.

  2. Call a doctor at home.

  3. Contact the trauma center.

  4. Call an emergency medical team.

  5. Receiving medical services in a day hospital.

Out-of-hospital care allows the patient to receive qualified medical care without being in a 24-hour hospital treatment. It plays an important role in the healthcare system, providing timely diagnosis and treatment of diseases on an outpatient basis.



Community care

Out-of-hospital care is a general name for all types of medical care, with the exception of inpatient care. It includes medical care provided by various outpatient clinics, as well as ambulance and emergency medical care stations.

Out-of-hospital care includes:

  1. Clinics and outpatient clinics, where general practitioners and specialists provide routine and emergency care to patients on an outpatient basis.

  2. Dispensaries providing dynamic monitoring of patients with chronic diseases.

  3. Ambulance stations and departments for emergency response and transportation of patients to medical institutions.

  4. General practitioner centers and offices providing primary health care.

  5. Medical stations at enterprises and organizations.

Thus, community care covers a wide range of medical services provided outside hospitals and aimed at the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of various diseases and conditions. Its availability and quality are of great importance for protecting public health.