Diagnosed with acute leukemia, Charlotte's oncologist wants to add blood transfusions as part of her treatment plan. Because of her religious convictions, Charlotte would like a blood alternative instead. Charlotte's oncologist understands but explains that his hospital is not set up to perform treatments using nonblood alternatives. He refers Charlotte to a special hospital that is specifically set up to perform bloodless care. In this situation, what healthcare role is the hospital filling?

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Diagnosed with acute leukemia, Charlotte's oncologist wants to add blood transfusions as part of her treatment plan. Because of her religious convictions, Charlotte would like a blood alternative instead. Charlotte's oncologist understands but explains that his hospital is not set up to perform treatments using nonblood alternatives. He refers Charlotte to a special hospital that is specifically set up to perform bloodless care. In this situation, what healthcare role is the hospital filling?
(1 point)
• primary care
• secondary care
• tertiary care
• quaternary care

GPT-4o mini · Answer

In this situation, the hospital that specializes in bloodless care is providing **tertiary care**. Tertiary care refers to specialized consultative healthcare, typically provided by healthcare institutions that focus on complex treatments and require specialized expertise and equipment, which in this case includes the provision of nonblood alternatives for treatment.