tervishoiutöötaja tegevus haiguse, vigastuse või mürgituse ennetamiseks, diagnoosimiseks ja ravimiseks eesmärgiga leevendada inimese vaevusi, hoida ära tema tervise seisundi halvenemist või haiguse ägenemist ning taastada tervist
a service that provides medical treatment and care to the public or to a particular group
many health care providers would argue that there is a direct relationship between a client's experiences with a health care service and their evaluation of that health care service (Hsieh & Kagle, 1991)
