hospitals
Where surgeons operate
Hospitals are medical facilities where sick or injured people receive treatment, often staying overnight or longer.
The word covers everything from small rural clinics to sprawling urban medical centers with specialized departments.
She was rushed to the hospital after the accident.
In British English, the article is often dropped: He's in hospital.
Those receiving medical treatment
- nursesMedical care professionals
- doctorsLicensed medical practitioners
- surgeonsDoctors performing operations
- wardsProtected dependents or districts
clinics · emergency · ICU · outpatient · inpatient · diagnosis · treatment · surgery
Profession of instructing others
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- veteransFormer armed forces members
- psychiatricOf mental health treatment
- children'sBelonging to minors
maternity · trauma centers · rehabilitation · community · university · private · public · charity
Furniture for sleeping
- roomsEnclosed interior spaces
- operating theatersSterile spaces for operations
- laboratoriesFacilities for scientific investigation
- radiologyImaging-based diagnostic medicine
morgue · cafeteria · waiting rooms · corridors · elevators · parking · helipad · ambulance bay
Tracks or displays
- ventilatorsMechanical breathing assistants
- IV dripsControlled fluid administration into bloodstream
- defibrillatorsDevices restoring heart rhythm
- stretchersFrames for carrying casualties
wheelchairs · scalpels · syringes · catheters · MRI · CT scanners · ultrasound · EKG
Persistent apprehensive distress
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- reliefEasing of distress
- fearEmotional response to threat
waiting · healing · compassion · vulnerability · support · uncertainty · gratitude · exhaustion
UK state healthcare
- MedicareFederal senior health program
- MedicaidPublic health coverage for poor
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- billingCharging for services rendered
admissions · records · HIPAA · accreditation · administration · visiting hours · referrals · transfers
patients
Those receiving medical treatment
- nursesMedical care professionals
- doctorsLicensed medical practitioners
- surgeonsDoctors performing operations
wards · clinics · emergency · ICU · outpatient · inpatient · diagnosis · treatment · surgery · recovery
teaching
Profession of instructing others
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- veteransFormer armed forces members
- psychiatricOf mental health treatment
children's · maternity · trauma centers · rehabilitation · community · university · private · public · charity · hospice
beds
Furniture for sleeping
- roomsEnclosed interior spaces
- operating theatersSterile spaces for operations
- laboratoriesFacilities for scientific investigation
radiology · morgue · cafeteria · waiting rooms · corridors · elevators · parking · helipad · ambulance bay · reception
monitors
Tracks or displays
- ventilatorsMechanical breathing assistants
- IV dripsControlled fluid administration into bloodstream
- defibrillatorsDevices restoring heart rhythm
stretchers · wheelchairs · scalpels · syringes · catheters · MRI · CT scanners · ultrasound · EKG · oxygen tanks
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
fear · waiting · healing · compassion · vulnerability · support · uncertainty · gratitude · exhaustion · comfort
NHS
UK state healthcare
- MedicareFederal senior health program
- MedicaidPublic health coverage for poor
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
billing · admissions · records · HIPAA · accreditation · administration · visiting hours · referrals · transfers · coding
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, clinic, primary care, clinics
- public servicespolice, police department, police station, police stations, police patrols
- service providersdoctors, nurses, phone company, tax preparer, clinics
- urban placescommercial buildings, office buildings, shopping centers, stores, restaurants
- 24/7 servicesemergency rooms, police stations, fire stations, ATMs, vending machines
- support systemsfamily, friends, therapy, counseling, mentors
hospitalshome care
Assistance provided at residence
home health · outpatient clinics · telemedicine · ambulatory care · hospices
hospitalsdeath camps
Sites for systematic murder
gas chambers · killing fields · morgues · battlefields · war zones
hospitalsgyms
Indoor exercise facilities
fitness centers · spas · wellness retreats · health resorts · yoga studios
- hospital bedClinical sleeping furniture
- hospital gownBackless medical garment
- in the hospitalAdmitted as inpatient
- mental hospitalPsychiatric inpatient facility
- children's hospitalHealthcare facility for youth
- hospital wardTreatment division in clinic
hospital, hospitable, hospitality, hospitalized, hospitalize, hospitably, hospitalization, hospitalizes, hospitableness