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health care provider

health care provider

32 2.5
Someone or somewhere that gives medical care, for example a doctor
  • noun
  • /hɛlθ kɛr prəˈvaɪdər/
translation icon : proveedor de atención médica
  • Victims also face barriers to disclosing IPV to their health care providers.
  • local health care provider
  • health care provider and patient
  • health care provider like a doctor

Or if it's about, you know, doctors and medical complexes, I want to focus on this health care provider and what they've been doing and and why it's wrong.

Examples

  • However, time was always a challenge with the health care providers.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Requests by individuals, families, or health care providers for HDCC assistance receive an initial screening by AHD staff.

    Academic text (1993)
  • I got a call yesterday from our health care provider.

  • One woman was told that she had to have her session cut short because the mental health care provider was uncomfortable.

  • What does this have to do with the therapeutic relationship between health care provider and patient?

    Academic text (2011)
  • Additionally, local health care providers were able to connect people with community resources.

    Academic text (2013)
  • In some cultures, it is inappropriate to question the authority of a health care provider.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Seeing a health care provider, like a doctor or a nurse, for a routine physical exam.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Prospective mothers were introduced to the study by their most familiar health care provider.

    Academic text (2008)
  • If you are not comfortable with your health care provider, find a different one.

Synonyms

doctor
vshealth care provider
1.0

A person who treats sick or injured people

also covers organizations and broader service types beyond individual workers
physician
vshealth care provider
  • Specialized
674 3.8

A doctor who finds what is wrong and treats sick or injured people

includes organizations and a wider range of preventive and diagnostic services
health professional
vshealth care provider
26 3.0

A person trained to give care and advice about people's health

also includes organizations and services, not just individual workers
clinician
vshealth care provider
  • Specialized
22 4.5

A health worker who treats patients directly

is broader, covering organizations and nonpatient roles too
treater
vshealth care provider
  • Specialized
6.9

A person who cares for people who are sick or hurt

is the broader formal term for both qualified persons and organizations

How Specialized

specialist
120 3.9
general practitioner
  • Specialized
7 2.7
health care provider
32 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

health + care + provider

The meaning is directly compositional: 'health' (medical state) + 'care' (provision of treatment) describes the domain, and 'provider' (person/organization supplying a service) straightforwardly yields 'a person or organization that provides medical services.' This noun phrase follows a common, cross-linguistic noun + noun + noun composition and uses frequent, literal words, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Health care provider comes from three simple words: health, care, and provider. Imagine a person or place that gives care to keep or restore your health, so the phrase means 'a person or organization that gives medical help'.