A wide variety of health care-delivery agencies exist. Which of the following is an example of an agency that provides secondary-level care?
a. Physicians' offices and nurse-managed clinics
b. Schools and occupational settings
c. Hospitals and the home
d. Hospitals with advanced expertise
C
Secondary care involves the provision of a specialized medical service by a physician specialist or a hospital, or referral from a primary care practitioner. Secondary care settings include hospitals and the home.
Physician's offices and nurse-managed clinics are settings for primary care.
Schools and occupational settings are settings for primary care.
Regional hospitals or provincial health centres that provide specialist expertise are settings for tertiary care.
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