medical wing

Care facility area

A medical wing is a section of a building dedicated to healthcare facilities and services.

Hospitals have wings for different specialties: the psychiatric wing, the maternity wing.

Schools, prisons, and large institutions often have a medical wing for routine care and emergencies.

The term can also describe a new addition to an existing medical facility: The hospital opened a new cancer treatment wing.

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hospital bed · nurses · nursing station · doctors · operating room · corridor · stretcher · emergency · code blue · beds · recovery · scrubs · patient gown · antiseptic · hospital smell · hand sanitizer · gurney · triage

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institutional function

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Self-service dining facility

general population · recreation yard · solitary confinement · dining hall · gymnasium

health status served

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Average citizens collectively

wellness center · fitness center · main campus

building section function

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Self-service dining facility

recreation area · gymnasium · library · chapel · loading dock

Family

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