<div dir="ltr"><div>German native speaker who has lived in the US for a good while and works in health research.
Jmapb's definition sounds pretty good to me. I think the "accept walk-ins" may not be a great distinguisher. I can think of several clinics here that don't accept walk-ins, and my small dentist practice does accept walk-ins. <br></div><div><br></div><div>For the "usually named": I'd say a clinic would never not be named, but a small doctor's office may still be named, as in your dentist example. Seems less likely outside of dentistry.<br></div><div><br></div><div>In general, clinics are just more common in the US than in clinic because of the structure of the healthcare system, which makes it quite difficult to run a single-physician office (with the exception of certain subspecialties or in certain locations). <br></div><div><br></div><div> Harald.<br>
</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 5:52 PM Frederik Ramm <<a href="mailto:frederik@remote.org">frederik@remote.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
<br>
On 1/23/20 22:42, Paul Johnson wrote:<br>
> There may be a disconnect with what the US (or that spammer) means. <br>
> Could I get a clarification on the difference between "doctors" and<br>
> "clinic" as you understand it? <br>
<br>
Personally (and in my country - Germany) there's precious little I would<br>
tag as a clinic; in everyday language we use the (german version of) the<br>
word clinic more or less synonymous with "hospital", with the possible<br>
exception that we'd also apply clinic to something that deals<br>
exclusively with non-illness-related things like e.g. a beauty clinic or<br>
a drug rehab clinic. In my language, a clinic would always be something<br>
where you can (and usually do) have a bed and stay for longer until the<br>
treatment is over. A building with a couple of different medical<br>
practitioners might be a "Gemeinschaftspraxis" ("shared practice") or<br>
perhaps an "Ärztehaus" (doctors' house) but not a "Klinik". Then again<br>
these would hardly ever be open 24/7...<br>
<br>
I'm not trying to apply my understanding of medical establishments to<br>
the US - just asking what the general understanding is on your side of<br>
the pond. Does Jmapb's distinction sound more or less ok for others too?<br>
He wrote:<br>
<br>
> amenity=doctors:<br>
> * are usually operated by (and even named for) a particular doctor (or a small partnership)<br>
> * are usually either a general practice or specialize in a small number of areas<br>
> * often require an appointment<br>
> * usually have typical daytime business hours<br>
> <br>
> amenity=clinic:<br>
> * are usually named like a business<br>
> * feature a larger medical staff, often rotating<br>
> * offer treatment for a wide variety of issues<br>
> * generally accept walk-in patients<br>
> * often have extended hours, including 24/7<br>
<br>
Is this "usually named ..." really a thing - I have a feeling that<br>
especially with dentists, even (what seems to me like) one-doctor<br>
practices will often be called some thing like "Bay Area Smiles Family<br>
Dentist" or something like that.<br>
<br>
Bye<br>
Frederik<br>
<br>
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