healthcaresystem
nounUK /ˈhelθkeə ˈsɪstəm/
US /ˈhelθker ˈsɪstəm/
All the people and places that work together to help everyone stay healthy and get better when they are sick.
The healthcaresystem in our town has a big hospital and several small clinics.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The organized way a country provides medical care to its people.
The country is trying to improve its healthcaresystem so everyone can see a doctor.
3. The set of hospitals, clinics, and workers that treat illness in a region.
During the storm, the local healthcaresystem took care of many injured people.
4. The rules and money that support medical services.
The new law changed how the healthcaresystem pays for medicine.