specialized care
Focused medical attention
Specialized care is medical treatment provided by practitioners with advanced training in a specific area of medicine, as distinct from general or primary care.
A patient might be referred to specialized care for conditions requiring particular expertise: She was transferred to specialized care for her heart condition.
The term appears frequently in healthcare policy and insurance contexts.
- trauma centerCritical injury treatment facility
- burn unitWard for thermal injuries
- rehabilitation servicesTreatment restoring physical or mental function
- cardiologyStudy of cardiac disorders
- geriatricsMedicine for the elderly
dermatology · case management · occupational therapy · endocrinology · art therapy · music therapy · neurology · speech therapy · orthopedics · social work · oncology · mindfulness training · pulmonology · home health aides · genetic counseling · nurse · psychiatry · mental health services
specialized caregeneral practice
Frontline medical care
primary care · family medicine · routine care · holistic care · community care
specialized careroutine care
Regular scheduled upkeep
self-care · home care · folk medicine · home remedies · outpatient care