Variant of NAICS 2012 - Labour Force

• 62 - Health care and social assistance
• 621 - Ambulatory health care services
• 6214 - Out-patient care centres
• 62149 - Other out-patient care centres

621494 - Community health centres^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, with medical staff, primarily engaged in general out-patient care, which provides the services of a variety of health practitioners within the same establishment. These establishments are often referred to as clinics or centres and must not be confused with the offices of health practitioners classified to other industries that are also referred to as clinics or centres.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • community health centres, out-patient
  • public health clinic units
  • regional health services centres

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • practice of general or specialized medicine or surgery (See 621110 Offices of physicians)
  • practice of dentistry (See 621210 Offices of dentists)
  • pratice of chiropractic medicine (See 621310 Offices of chiropractors)
  • practice of optometry (See 621320 Offices of optometrists)
  • mental health practising (See 621330 Offices of mental health practitioners (except physicians))
  • practice of physical, occupational, and speech therapy and audiology (See 621340 Offices of physical, occupational, and speech therapists and audiologists)
  • providing family planning services, on an out-patient basis (See 621410 Family planning centres)
  • providing out-patient services related to mental health disorders and alcohol and other substance abuse (See 621420 Out-patient mental health and substance abuse centres)
  • specialized out-patient services, not classified to any other industry, such as dialysis (See 621499 All other out-patient care centres)