Replicated from Cleveland Clinic in the US, an Institute is a clinical organization model that groups physicians around a particular disease group or organ system, rather than physicians’ area of specialization.
For example, the Heart & Vascular Institute focuses on the heart and circulatory system. In the Institute Model, consultant cardiologist and cardiac surgeons work collaboratively within the same department (Institute) to treat a patient’s heart-related condition, rather than requiring the patient to consult with multiple departments and physicians.