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

Frederik Ramm frederik at remote.org
Thu Jan 23 23:51:36 UTC 2020


Hi,

On 1/23/20 22:42, Paul Johnson wrote:
> There may be a disconnect with what the US (or that spammer) means. 
> Could I get a clarification on the difference between "doctors" and
> "clinic" as you understand it? 

Personally (and in my country - Germany) there's precious little I would
tag as a clinic; in everyday language we use the (german version of) the
word clinic more or less synonymous with "hospital", with the possible
exception that we'd also apply clinic to something that deals
exclusively with non-illness-related things like e.g. a beauty clinic or
a drug rehab clinic. In my language, a clinic would always be something
where you can (and usually do) have a bed and stay for longer until the
treatment is over. A building with a couple of different medical
practitioners might be a "Gemeinschaftspraxis" ("shared practice") or
perhaps an "Ärztehaus" (doctors' house) but not a "Klinik". Then again
these would hardly ever be open 24/7...

I'm not trying to apply my understanding of medical establishments to
the US - just asking what the general understanding is on your side of
the pond. Does Jmapb's distinction sound more or less ok for others too?
He wrote:

> amenity=doctors:
> * are usually operated by (and even named for) a particular doctor (or a small partnership)
> * are usually either a general practice or specialize in a small number of areas
> * often require an appointment
> * usually have typical daytime business hours
> 
> amenity=clinic:
> * are usually named like a business
> * feature a larger medical staff, often rotating
> * offer treatment for a wide variety of issues
> * generally accept walk-in patients
> * often have extended hours, including 24/7

Is this "usually named ..." really a thing - I have a feeling that
especially with dentists, even (what seems to me like) one-doctor
practices will often be called some thing like "Bay Area Smiles Family
Dentist" or something like that.

Bye
Frederik

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