polyclinics
Multi-specialty health centers
Polyclinics are medical facilities offering outpatient care across multiple specialties under one roof.
Unlike hospitals, they don't admit patients overnight, and unlike single-practice clinics, they house various departments—general medicine, pediatrics, dentistry, radiology—in a single location: The polyclinic handles everything from routine checkups to minor surgeries.
The model is common in European and Asian healthcare systems.
Frontline medical care
- pediatricsMedicine for minors
- gynecologyFemale reproductive medicine
- dentistryOral healthcare profession
- ophthalmologyMedical specialty for eyes
dermatology · cardiology · internal medicine · orthopedics · psychiatry · physiotherapy · family medicine · obstetrics
Treated without admission
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- waiting roomSpace for anticipating service
- receptionAct of receiving guests
consultation · pharmacy · laboratory · radiology · appointment · registration · triage · medical records
general practice
Frontline medical care
- pediatricsMedicine for minors
- gynecologyFemale reproductive medicine
- dentistryOral healthcare profession
ophthalmology · dermatology · cardiology · internal medicine · orthopedics · psychiatry · physiotherapy · family medicine · obstetrics · ENT
outpatient
Treated without admission
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- waiting roomSpace for anticipating service
reception · consultation · pharmacy · laboratory · radiology · appointment · registration · triage · medical records · referral
- Cuban medicinehealthcare system, family doctors, primary care, universal coverage, medical schools
- Soviet medicinesocialist healthcare, free healthcare, centralized planning, health ministry, psychiatric hospitals
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, primary care
polyclinicsspecialty clinics
Healthcare facilities for particular conditions
dermatology clinic · orthopedic clinic · eye clinic · dental office