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  2. Community health center - Wikipedia

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    The first healthcare centre in Greece, Tsotyli. Health Centers are a part of the Primary Health Care of the National Healthcare System. They were created by the founding law of the NHS (1397/1983) by the first government of Andreas Papandreou. Today there are operated 322 Health Centers and 239 Local Health Units for the purpose of prevention ...

  3. Community health centers in the United States - Wikipedia

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    According to historian John Duffy, the concept of community health centers in the United States can be traced to infant milk stations in New York City in 1901. In November, 1914, the city established the first district health center in New York at 206 Madison Avenue, serving 35,000 residents of Manhattan's lower east side.

  4. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Wikipedia

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    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and health insurance portability standards.

  5. Health facility - Wikipedia

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    Healthcare centres, including clinics, doctor's offices, urgent care centers and ambulatory surgery centers, serve as first point of contact with a health professional and provide outpatient medical, nursing, dental, and other types of care services.

  6. Dubai Healthcare City - Wikipedia

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    Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) (Arabic: مدينة دبي الصحية) is a healthcare free economic zone situated in Umm Hurair, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. DHCC was launched in 2002 by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , vice-president and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

  7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Wikipedia

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    Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology National Center for Health Statistics; The Office of Public Health Preparedness was created during the 2001 anthrax attacks shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Its purpose was to coordinate among the government the response to a range of biological terrorism ...

  8. Centre for Health and the Public Interest - Wikipedia

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    The Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI) is a London think tank founded in 2012 to defend "the founding principles of the NHS". It is a registered charity. [1] Professor Colin Leys was involved in its foundation.

  9. Ambulatory care - Wikipedia

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    A nurse operating medical equipment in an ambulatory care setting. Ambulatory care services typically consist of a multidisciplinary team of health professionals that may include (but is not limited to) physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech therapists, and other allied health professionals.