hospitalisation
Inpatient care period
Hospitalisation is the British spelling of hospitalization—admission to a hospital for medical treatment or observation.
The term covers both the act of being admitted and the period of stay: Her hospitalisation lasted three weeks.
Insurance policies and medical studies frequently track hospitalisation rates as a measure of health outcomes.
Entry or confession
- wardProtected person; division
- patientAble to wait calmly
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- inpatientAdmitted overnight patient
bedside · clinic · triage · rounds · chart · diagnosis · treatment · physician
Amount owed, written
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- deductibleOut-of-pocket threshold amount
- copaymentPatient's fixed healthcare charge
out-of-pocket · premium · expense · invoice · charges · fees · reimbursement · co-insurance
Process of working
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- theatreArt of staged performance
incision · suture · sterile · scalpel · pre-op · post-op · transplant · biopsy
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- conditionState or stipulation
- sicknessBodily disorder or disease
- syndromeLinked symptoms forming pattern
chronic · acute · fever · virus · inflammation · emergency · complication · deterioration
Post-illness healing phase
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- recuperationGradual return to health
- healingRestoration of health
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
physiotherapy · rest · therapy · aftercare · follow-up · improvement · regaining · mobility
Persistent apprehensive distress
- fearEmotional response to threat
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- isolationComplete separation from others
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
family · visitor · support · worry · uncertainty · vulnerability · dependence · dignity
admission
Entry or confession
inpatient · bedside · clinic · triage · rounds · chart · diagnosis · treatment · physician · nurse
bill
Amount owed, written
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- deductibleOut-of-pocket threshold amount
copayment · out-of-pocket · premium · expense · invoice · charges · fees · reimbursement · co-insurance · claim
operation
Process of working
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
theatre · incision · suture · sterile · scalpel · pre-op · post-op · transplant · biopsy · appendectomy
infection
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- conditionState or stipulation
- sicknessBodily disorder or disease
syndrome · chronic · acute · fever · virus · inflammation · emergency · complication · deterioration · relapse
convalescence
Post-illness healing phase
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- recuperationGradual return to health
- healingRestoration of health
discharge · physiotherapy · rest · therapy · aftercare · follow-up · improvement · regaining · mobility · strength
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- fearEmotional response to threat
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- isolationComplete separation from others
loneliness · family · visitor · support · worry · uncertainty · vulnerability · dependence · dignity · privacy
hospitalisationoutpatient care
Healthcare without hospitalization
outpatient treatment · ambulatory care · home care · community care · day surgery
hospitalisationdischarge
Release of substance outward
release · recovery · good health · wellness · going home
host, hospital, hospitable, hospitality, inhospitable, hospice, hospitalized, hospitalize, hospitably