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TERTIARY MEDICAL CARE [5 records]

Record 1 2017-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Health Institutions
OBS

St. Boniface General Hospital, a work of charity of the Sisters of Charity of Montreal "Grey Nuns", is a Catholic tertiary health care facility affiliated with the University of Manitoba. The mission is to promote excellence in patient care; provide leadership in research and education, offer a broad range of health promotion services; motivate and work with medical and hospital staff; respect life and human dignity; maintain a viable financial position; serve all those who call or need services and respect the diversity of cultural and ethnic heritage of those we serve.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Établissements de santé
OBS

L'Hôpital général Saint-Boniface, œuvre de charité des Sœurs de la Charité de Montréal, «Sœurs Grises» est un établissement catholique tertiaire des soins de la santé, affilié à l'Université du Manitoba. Sa mission consiste à promouvoir l'excellence des soins aux patients; demeurer à l'avant-garde de la recherche et de l'éducation; offrir un vaste éventail de services de promotion de la santé; motiver et travailler avec les membres de l'Hôpital; respecter la vie et la dignité humaine; conserver une situation financière viable; desservir toutes les personnes qui font appel aux services et respecter les personnes desservies.

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
DEF

The organization of care according to the degree of medical and/or technological specialization normally required, for example, primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary care.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
CONT

Les soins de santé primaires constituent le niveau de soins au moyen duquel les gens, les familles et les collectivités entrent tout d'abord en contact avec le système de santé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización médica y hospitalaria
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Record 3 2006-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Educational Institutions
  • Hygiene and Health
OBS

The Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations(ACAHO) is the national voice of Teaching Hospitals, and Regional Health Authorities who have overall responsibility for the academic mission(i. e., service provision, education & training, and research & innovation). The mission of ACAHO is to provide effective national leadership, advocacy and policy representation in the three separate, but related, areas of : The funding, organization, management and delivery of highly specialized tertiary and quaternary, as well as primary health care services. The education and training of the next generation of Canada's health care professionals, and providing the necessary infrastructure to support and conduct basic and applied health research, medical discovery and innovation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Établissements d'enseignement
  • Hygiène et santé
OBS

Porte-parole national de plus de 40 centres d'enseignement - combinant hôpitaux d'enseignement et régies régionales de la santé chargés de la mission universitaire (service, éducation et recherche). L'ACISU (Association canadienne des institutions de santé universitaires), qui a plus de 50 ans, s'appelait auparavant l'Association canadienne des hôpitaux d'enseignement. L'ACISU a pour mission d'assurer un leadership et une représentation stratégique et efficace dans trois domaines distincts mais connexes : Assurer le financement, l'organisation, la gestion et la prestation de services de santé tertiaires et quaternaires hautement spécialisés, ainsi que de soins de santé primaires; former la prochaine génération de professionnels de la santé du Canada; fournir l'infrastructure nécessaire pour appuyer et effectuer les recherches fondamentales et appliquées en santé, la découverte médicale et l'innovation.

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
DEF

Care requiring highly specialized attention, and which can usually only be provided in centres specially designed for the purpose and by physicians trained in the area of specialization.

OBS

HOHEA: Hogarth, J. Glossary of health care terminology. Copenhagen, WHO Regional Office for Europe, 1978. (Public Health in Europe, No. 4).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización médica y hospitalaria
CONT

La atención primaria se relaciona estrechamente con la atención médica secundaria especializada y con la terciaria altamente especializada en los policlínicos y los hospitales, donde las avanzadas mediciones de diagnóstico se llevan a cabo junto con los complicados tratamientos quirúrgicos y médicos.

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Record 5 2005-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Health Institutions
OBS

Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital is a large acute care community hospital with a high percentage of tertiary services. Our major programs provide the regional service in trauma, renal dialysis, neurosurgery, cardiac catheterization, adult acute psychiatry, ophthalmology, and magnetic resonance imaging. We are designated as the local lead provider of medical care in neurology, cardiology, nephrology, as well as orthopedic, vascular and cardiothoracic surgery. We have been designated as the district stroke centre.

Key term(s)
  • HDGH

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Établissements de santé
OBS

L'Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu Grace offre une gamme complète de soins actifs, y compris les services d'urgence, services de traumatologie et soins psychiatriques actifs.

Key term(s)
  • HHDG

Spanish

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