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MEDICAL FACILITY [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Institutions
DEF

A facility in which medical or health care or other types of specialized care services are provided to people.

OBS

health care facility; medical facility: These terms refer to the physical plant, along with its equipment and supplies, in which health care services are provided.

OBS

health care facility: term and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

Key term(s)
  • healthcare facility

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements de santé
DEF

Installation où l'on prodigue des soins médicaux ou de santé ou d'autres types de soins spécialisés à la population.

OBS

installation de soins de santé : Ne pas confondre avec l'établissement de soins de santé. Ce dernier désigne la personne morale qui offre des soins, tandis que l'installation de soins de santé fait référence au bâtiment qui abrite l'établissement.

OBS

installation de soins de santé; ISS : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Establecimientos de salud
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