On Fri, 2020-01-24 at 00:51 +0100, Frederik Ramm wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 1/23/20 22:42, Paul Johnson wrote:
> > There may be a disconnect with what the US (or that spammer)
> > means.
> > Could I get a clarification on the difference between "doctors" and
> > "clinic" as you understand it?
>
> Personally (and in my country - Germany) there's precious little I
> would
> tag as a clinic; in everyday language we use the (german version of)
> the
> word clinic more or less synonymous with "hospital", with the
> possible
> exception that we'd also apply clinic to something that deals
> exclusively with non-illness-related things like e.g. a beauty clinic
> or
> a drug rehab clinic. In my language, a clinic would always be
> something
> where you can (and usually do) have a bed and stay for longer until
> the
> treatment is over. A building with a couple of different medical
> practitioners might be a "Gemeinschaftspraxis" ("shared practice") or
> perhaps an "Ärztehaus" (doctors' house) but not a "Klinik". Then
> again
> these would hardly ever be open 24/7...
>
> I'm not trying to apply my understanding of medical establishments to
> the US - just asking what the general understanding is on your side
> of
> the pond. Does Jmapb's distinction sound more or less ok for others
> too?
> He wrote:
>
Even in the UK, where OSM originated, clinics are quite rare.
A clinic is where outpatients go, usually referred by their doctor to
see a specialist.
The on the ground reality is that most clinics take place within
hospitals.
Standalone clinics do exist, there is one in my town, but will tend not
to exist in larger towns or cities which have hospitals.
HTH
Phil (trigpoint)
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