The department of general medicine (also known as the inpatient ward of a health centre) is responsible for patients' emergency primary health care, functional capacity assessment, rehabilitation and post-specialist care. During a stay at the ward, the client's remaining functional capacity is supported and maintained through rehabilitative work.
The aim of the ward is to help the patient live in ...
Patients come to the department for treatment either via the emergency services or for follow-up care from, for example, other specialties. Treatment on the ward requires a doctor’s referral.