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health care delivery

health care delivery

4 3.1
The way health services are organized and given to people
  • noun
  • /hɛlθ kɛr dɪˈlɪvəri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : prestación de servicios de salud
  • Walter Reed Army Medical Center is the military's largest health-care delivery system.
  • health care delivery system
  • improve health care delivery
  • cost of health care delivery

Examples

  • Community health workers (CHWs) play a critical role in primary health care delivery, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

    Academic text (2013)
  • Health care professionals and consumers have witnessed a revolution in health care delivery during the past decade.

    Academic text (2000)
  • We must improve health care delivery systems in order to manage the consequences of attacks.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Professional translation services must, therefore, become part of the basic health care delivery system.

    Academic text (2007)
  • I sometimes wonder how moral it is to have a health care delivery system based on profit.

    Blog text (23)
  • The broader implications of its philosophy on health care delivery are far-reaching.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Research into the trade-off between efficiency and effectiveness in health care delivery is evolving.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The association between English language proficiency and poorer health outcomes places a challenge on the health care delivery system.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The gaps between ambulatory and hospital care very often create deficiencies in health care delivery.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The new policy aims to improve health care delivery in rural communities by increasing access to medical services.

Synonyms

health care
vshealth care delivery
924 1.8

Services that help people stay well or get better

is about arranging and providing services for individuals and communities
healthcare
vshealth care delivery
319 2.3

Medical services that help prevent and treat physical and mental illness

emphasizes arranging services overall rather than naming clinical activities
care delivery
vshealth care delivery
  • Specialized
5 3.4

The way people get health services from places like a hospital or clinic

focuses on individuals and local communities rather than patients or populations
healthcare delivery
vshealth care delivery
  • Specialized
1 3.9

The way health services are set up and given to people

is the same in meaning but differs only in wording choice

Antonyms

An act of help that does harm rather than good

How Accessible

Canadian healthcare
  • Canadian
1 2.7
health care delivery
  • Specialized
4 3.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

health + care + delivery

The meaning 'organization and provision of health services' is directly derivable from combining 'health' (state of being well) and 'care' (services/treatment) with 'delivery' (the act of providing). This compositional pattern (X delivery = the provision of X) is common and likely to be understood by a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

The phrase health care delivery paints a clear picture: like a delivery driver bringing a package to your door, but the package is health and care brought to people. So it means 'arranging and giving health services' to people or communities.