Care providers
Support services
Primary (community)
care
Secondary/tertiary/quaternary
(acute) care
Residential
care
Clinical
Non-
clinical
Outpatient care
Inpatient care
Hospitals
Specialist clinics
Biological material services
Diagnostic services
Interventional support
Pharmacy
Facilities management
IT
Operational support/management
Staff management
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The European healthcare system comprises thousands of care providers and support services across dozens of specialties.
Primary (community) care
Chiropractor/
osteopathy
Dental (general)
Domestic social care
(eg, non-medical help
at home)
GPs/polyclinics
Health and wellness facilities
Home healthcare
Physiotherapy and occupational health
Hospitals
Public hospitals
Private hospitals
Specialist clinics
Aesthetics/plastic surgery
Cardiac
Dental/maxillofacial surgery
Dermatology
Dialysis
Ear/nose/throat (ENT)
Fertility
Gynecology
Internal medicine
Maternity
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Pediatrics
Psychiatry
Urology
Residential care
Assisted living facilities
Hospices
Nursing homes
Outpatient intensive care
Rehabilitation centres
Biological material services
Blood/plasma services
Fertility services (eg, sperm banks)
Tissue/organ banks
Diagnostic services
Labs (eg, pathology)
Imaging (eg, radiology)
Interventional support
Cath labs
Endoscopy
Facilities management
Catering
Cleaning
Laundry
Maintenance
Property
management/leasing
Security
IT
Administrative systems
Clinical systems
Digital health systems
Electronic health records (EHRs)
Operational support/management
Ambulance services
Business process outsourcing (BPOs)
Clinical engineering (MES)
Clinical waste management
Distribution/logistics
Group purchasing organizations (GPOs)
Medical equipment rental
Patient transport (non-emergency)
Sterilization
Staff management
Agency staff services
Locum staff services