Tertiary care

Health care services requested by a specialist from another specialist (e.g., hand surgeon, neurosurgeon, pediatric endocrinologist, thoracic surgeon, intensive care unit). It usually requires sophisticated technologies located in a teaching hospital or university-affiliated facility that are not available elsewhere (e.g., complex cancer procedures, transplants, neonatal intensive care).

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