The continuum of care is a range of programs of health care services broken down into three levels. This continuum focuses on matching a patients need with the proper area of needed service. The three levels are primary, secondary ,and tertiary care. There is also an extension of tertiary care called Quaternary care as well. The primary care level of service focuses on a general health provider who will help examine the patient and if need be refer them to a specialist for further evaluation. An example of this consortium would be a local family care physician office. Secondary care is specialized physicians who focus on one specific type of medicine. An example of this continuum would be an orthopedic, GI, ENT ect. This type of physician