Ambulatory Care Facilities

"Ambulatory Care Facilities" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Those facilities which administer health services to individuals who do not require hospitalization or institutionalization.

Descriptor ID	D000554
MeSH Number(s)	N02.278.035
Concept/Terms	Ambulatory Care Facilities Ambulatory Care Facilities Ambulatory Care Facility Facilities, Ambulatory Care Facility, Ambulatory Care Outpatient Clinics Outpatient Clinic Clinic, Outpatient Clinics, Outpatient Clinic Activities Clinic Activities Activities, Clinic Activity, Clinic Clinic Activity Urgent Care Centers Urgent Care Centers Care Center, Urgent Care Centers, Urgent Center, Urgent Care Centers, Urgent Care Urgent Care Center Urgent Care Clinics Care Clinic, Urgent Care Clinics, Urgent Clinic, Urgent Care Clinics, Urgent Care Urgent Care Clinic Family Planning Centers Family Planning Centers Center, Family Planning Centers, Family Planning Family Planning Center Health Centers, Ambulatory Health Centers, Ambulatory Ambulatory Health Center Ambulatory Health Centers Center, Ambulatory Health Centers, Ambulatory Health Health Center, Ambulatory Abortion Centers Abortion Centers Abortion Center Center, Abortion Centers, Abortion Abortion Clinics Abortion Clinic Clinic, Abortion Clinics, Abortion Clinics, Free-Standing Clinics, Free-Standing Clinic, Free-Standing Clinics, Free Standing Free-Standing Clinic Free-Standing Clinics Ambulatory Care Facilities, Non-Hospital Ambulatory Care Facilities, Nonhospital Ambulatory Care Facilities, Non Hospital

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Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Facilities [N02.278]
Ambulatory Care Facilities [N02.278.035]

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Bar chart showing 65 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1997	1	0	1
1998	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	2	0	2
2004	0	1	1
2006	1	1	2
2007	1	1	2
2008	3	0	3
2009	2	0	2
2010	1	1	2
2011	0	2	2
2012	1	0	1
2013	3	1	4
2014	1	1	2
2015	3	4	7
2016	1	0	1
2017	1	2	3
2018	1	4	5
2019	1	4	5
2020	1	4	5
2021	3	1	4
2022	0	1	1
2023	2	0	2
2024	1	3	4

Below are the most recent publications written about "Ambulatory Care Facilities" by people in Profiles.

Ojalvo I, Mehran N, Sharpe J, Zhang Q, Myers JS, Razeghinejad R, Lee D, Kolomeyer NN. Weather Patterns, Patient, and Appointment Characteristics Associated with Cancellations and No-Shows in a Glaucoma Clinic. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2025 10; 32(5):543-552.

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Kalavar M, Lovett EA, Nicholas MP, Ross-Hirsch A, Nirwan RS, Sridhar J, Patel S, Flynn HW, Albini TA, Kuriyan AE. Update on "Cell Therapy" Clinics Offering Treatments of Ocular Conditions Using Direct-To-Consumer Marketing Websites in the U.S. Am J Ophthalmol. 2024 Nov; 267:135-141.

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Abou Chakra M, Shore ND, Brown ES, Du GJ, O'Donnell MA. Establishing an Intravesical Doublet Chemotherapy Clinic for Nonmuscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Patients. Urol Pract. 2024 07; 11(4):613-623.

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Cox AL, Tsang D, Spacek LA, Daskalakis C, Coppock D. The Impact of Telemedicine on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Related Clinical Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic. AIDS Behav. 2024 Jul; 28(7):2438-2443.

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Gofine M, Laynor G, Schoenthaler A. Characteristics of programmes designed to link community-dwelling older adults in high-income countries from community to clinical sectors: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 2023 09 12; 13(9):e072617.

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Inguito K, Joa B, Gardner J, Fung EN, Layer L, Fritz K. Differentials and predictors of food insecurity among Federally Qualified Health Center target populations in Philadelphia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2023 07 10; 23(1):1323.

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Griffeth E, Sharif I, Caldwell A, Townsend Cooper M, Tyrrell H, Dunlap M. Health Literacy Perceptions and Knowledge in Pediatric Continuity Practices. Health Lit Res Pract. 2022 01; 6(1):e51-e60.

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Lanzkron S, Little J, Wang H, Field JJ, Shows JR, Haywood C, Saheed M, Proudford M, Robertson D, Kincaid A, Burgess L, Green C, Seufert R, Brooks J, Piehet A, Griffin B, Arnold N, Frymark S, Wallace M, Abu Al Hamayel N, Huang CY, Segal JB, Varadhan R. Treatment of Acute Pain in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease in an Infusion Center Versus the Emergency Department : A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med. 2021 09; 174(9):1207-1213.

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Kubala M, Gardner JR, Criddle J, Ward A, Richter GT. Utilizing process improvement strategies to generate clinic templates and improve patient flow in pediatric otolaryngology. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Aug; 147:110779.

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Metzger GA, Cooper J, Lutz C, Jatana KR, Nishimura L, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Halaweish I. The value of telemedicine for the pediatric surgery patient in the time of COVID-19 and beyond. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Aug; 56(8):1305-1311.

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