Ambulatory Care Facilities (also known as Ambulatory Care Facility, Facilities, Ambulatory Care): Those facilities which administer health services to individuals who do not require hospitalization or institutionalization.

NIH MeSH · D000554Health Care

Ambulatory Care Facilities

Also known asAmbulatory Care Facility · Facilities, Ambulatory Care · Facility, Ambulatory Care · Outpatient Clinic · Clinic, Outpatient · Clinics, Outpatient · Outpatient Clinics · Clinics, Free-Standing · Clinic, Free-Standing · Clinics, Free Standing · Free-Standing Clinic · Free-Standing Clinics

Definition

Those facilities which administer health services to individuals who do not require hospitalization or institutionalization.

MeSH classification

  • N02.278.035

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Common questions about Ambulatory Care Facilities

What does Ambulatory Care Facilities mean in medicine?
Those facilities which administer health services to individuals who do not require hospitalization or institutionalization. This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.
Is Ambulatory Care Facilities known by any other names?
Yes. Ambulatory Care Facilities is also referred to as Ambulatory Care Facility, Facilities, Ambulatory Care, Facility, Ambulatory Care, Outpatient Clinic in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.
Where does Ambulatory Care Facilities sit in the medical classification?
Ambulatory Care Facilities falls under the broader medical category "Health Care" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: N02.278.035). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D000554) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗