After-Hours Care

Medical care provided after the regular daily practice schedule of the physicians. Usually it is designed to deliver 24-hour-a-day and 365 day-a-year patient care coverage for emergencies, triage, pediatric care, and hospice care.

Year introduced: 2003

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Tree Number(s): N04.590.374.034, N05.300.049

MeSH Unique ID: D039602

Entry Terms:

• After Hours Care
• Out-of-Hours Medical Care
• Medical Care, Out-of-Hours
• Out of Hours Medical Care
• Practitioner Cooperative
• Cooperatives, Practitioner
• Practitioner Cooperatives

Previous Indexing:

• Emergency Medical Services (1991-2002)
• Telephone (1991-2002)

See Also:

• Night Care

All MeSH Categories
Health Care Category
Health Services Administration
Patient Care Management
Delivery of Health Care
After-Hours Care
Answering Services

All MeSH Categories
Health Care Category
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Delivery of Health Care
After-Hours Care
Answering Services