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Also known as outpatient clinic, Outpatient clinic (hospital department)

independent clinics for outpatients

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medical facility
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Policlinics
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amenity=clinic
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Encyclopedic overview

An outpatient department (OPD) or outpatient clinic is the part of a hospital designed for the treatment of outpatients, people with health problems who visit the hospital for diagnosis or treatment, but do not at this time require a bed or to be admitted for overnight care. Modern outpatient departments offer a wide range of treatment services, diagnostic tests and minor surgical procedures.

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