Definition #2 - Primary Care Practice. A primary care practice serves as the patient's first point of entry into the health care system and as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services.
A garland is a circular arrangement of flowers, worn or hung for decoration. Think of the strings of pine and holly people hang at holiday time, or the ring of roses they put around the Kentucky Derby winner's neck. First recorded circa 1300, the word garland in the simplest terms means a circle of flowers or other greenery. Hawaiian leis are a type of garland, as are holiday wreaths and the little flower crowns that flower girls wear at weddings.
According to the Census Bureau's 2015 American Community Survey, the City of Garland ranks 12th in population in Texas and 91st in the country. The City of Garland population estimate for July 1, 2015, is 236,897 persons. Much of Garland's population growth occurred during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, and has slowed as undeveloped land becomes more scarce and Garland approaches buildout. Garland grew 5.1 percent between the 2000 and 2010 Census.