A common distinction between rural health services and remote area health services is that remote health services usually:
a. have a medical officer.
b. have a 24-hour healthcare facility with inpatientcapabilities
c. do not have a medical officer.
d. none of the above.
c
A common distinction between rural health services
and remote area health services usually involves the presence
(rural) or absence (remote) of a medical officer. In addition,
rural communities usually have a 24-hour healthcare facility
with inpatient capabilities, whereas most remote areas rely
on health centres that are open during office hours and an
on-call service after hours.
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