Medical Station - Glossary Of Medical Terms

Medical Station - Glossary Of Medical Terms
Medical Station - Glossary Of Medical Terms

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Medical area

A medical site is a territorial unit with a certain number of residents or employees and workers united according to the production principle, which is assigned to a specific doctor of a polyclinic (district hospital, outpatient clinic, medical unit) in order to provide medical care, study the state of health and carry out preventive measures.

Types of medical areas:

  • Urban - located in the city and served by the district pediatrician of the children's clinic (for the children's population) and the district therapist of the polyclinic (for the adult population); the population in the medical area is also divided into those served by a polyclinic at a specialized dispensary or antenatal clinic;
  • Rural - located in a rural area and assigned for the provision of medical care to a medical outpatient clinic or a rural district hospital, as well as to feldsher-obstetric points under its leadership;
  • Shop - located in a construction organization or at an industrial enterprise and served by a shop district doctor of a medical unit or polyclinic.

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