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secondary care n medical care provided by a specialist or facility upon referral by a primary care physician that requires more specialized knowledge, skill, or equipment than the primary care physician has compare primary care, tertiary care

health care provided by medical specialists or hospital staff members for a patient whose primary care was provided by the general practitioner who first diagnosed or treated the patient. Secondary care cannot be accessed directly by patients. For example, a general practitioner who accepts a patient with an unusual skin condition may refer the patient to a dermatologist, who then becomes the source of secondary care. Compare tertiary care.