 Generally, family and primary medicine facilities are run directly by Clalit for its members while the other Kupot Holim operate their own family practice clinics in the larger cities and contract with privately operated family practice clinics in smaller communities.As with primary practice, Clalit tends to provide specialty and outpatient care in their own clinics while the other health funds generally contract with outside, private care physicians and facilities for this sort of service.In addition to these, the ministry of health in conjunction with various local authorities also runs a network of public well care and prenatal and infant care clinics throughout the country.