hospital ward

Beds under observation

A hospital ward is a section of a hospital containing multiple patient beds, typically organized by medical specialty or patient needs: a maternity ward, a psychiatric ward, an intensive care ward.

Wards allow staff to concentrate expertise and monitor similar patients together.

She spent three days in the cardiac ward after her heart attack.

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Hospital crisis department

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institutional vs. home-based care

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Medical facility without hospitalization

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