Meanings
- uncountablemedicineHealth care treatment requiring very specialized expertise and advanced equipment and usually delivered within a medical facility.
The part that gets the most recognition is the relatively small tertiary care segment with advanced technology and highly specialized medical personnel.
2009 September 9, P. Zachariah, “Rethinking medical education in India”, in The Hindu, India, retrieved 21 Jun 20122 more examples
Milwaukee Children's Hospital would be incorporated in a 75-bed unit at the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center, dealing with so-called tertiary care patients, those requiring the most advanced level of medicine.
1981 Jan. 23, Neil D. Rosenberg, Health board holds on hospital plans", Milwaukee Journal, p. 1 (retrieved 21 June 2012)This 150-bed hospital would become the only hospital in the New York City area specializing entirely in providing tertiary care—the highest level of care—for seriously ill children.
1996 April 28, Tom Callahan, “Hospital Plans Unit for Children”, in New York Times, retrieved 21 Jun 2012
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Finnish tertiaarinen hoito
- tertiaarinen hoitovery specialized healthcare
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