emergency beds
Temporary hospital overflow
Emergency beds are temporary sleeping accommodations provided during crises—hospital overflow capacity, disaster shelters, or homeless services.
The term emphasizes rapid deployment rather than permanent infrastructure: The city opened emergency beds at the convention center during the cold snap.
Hospitals track emergency bed availability as a key metric during surges.
- cotsSmall portable beds
- stretchersFrames for carrying casualties
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- mass casualtyEvent harming many simultaneously
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
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