Gemstone Hardness The Mohs scale of mineral hardness was created by German mineralogist, Friedrich Mohs, in 1822 to measure the relative hardness or scratch resistance of various minerals. He based it on ten readily available minerals.
What ASCs Are Not. ASCs are not rural health clinics, urgent care centers or ambulatory care centers that provide diagnostic or primary health care services. ASCs treat only patients who have already seen a health care provider and selected surgery as the appropriate treatment for their condition. ASCs are not physicians' offices either.
This article is about an approach to providing universal health care. For the sector of the health care system, see Primary care. Public ambulatory care facility in Maracay, Venezuela, providing primary care for ambulatory care sensitive conditions.