health cen·tre health centres in AM, use health center A health centre is a building in which a group of doctors have offices or surgeries where their patients can visit them. = surgery. health center a building where several doctors work, and where people can go for medical treatment
Means an approved facility utilized by a health unit for the provision of public health services, including related facilities such as laboratories and clinics
An organization providing primary care, specialty care, ancillary care services, and other services Typically, health centers are owned and operated by community-based organizations
A facility, physically separated from a hospital, with a full range of ambulatory services including at least primary care physicians, nursing, pharmacy, laboratory, and x-ray, which are available at least 40 hours a week for outpatient care