How Healthcare Services Are Organized

Healthcare services in the United States are organized into six levels of care: preventive, primary, secondary, tertiary, restorative, and continuing care. These levels show how the system directs patients to the right kind of service. Nurses need to understand this structure because it explains how healthcare is delivered a...

The traditional levels of the healthcare system are described by the complexity of the medical conditions and the extent of services provided by healthcare professionals.

In the US, there are six traditional levels of healthcare: preventive, primary, secondary, tertiary, restorative, and continuing healthcare.

In a preventive commu...