[Talk-us] When is your doctor a clinic?

[Bill Ricker]

My US doctor's office *is* a clinic, but that's because they were
previously an all in one HMO before merger/spinoff. On-site blood lab,
x-ray, specialities, pediatrics, coffee shop, PT/OT, optometry, pharmacy,
... . Multiple docs and nurses in each practice for cover. Larger clinics
in chain have urgent care, can even apply a cast if you break a limb early
enough in the day (one shift only).  Can even do light surgery e.g. drain
an abscess.

It has a corporate name, not "Dr P Smith, MD PC".
Otoh the back country family-practice partnership that took care of my
family 50 years ago had a small surgery in the British sense en-suite, in
addition to consulting and examining rooms, and could be called a clinic -
they had an autoclave and a centrifuge.
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