patient room
Where beds beep
A patient room is a private or semi-private space in a hospital or medical facility where someone receives care during their stay.
The term distinguishes these spaces from examination rooms, operating rooms, and other clinical areas: She was moved from the ICU to a regular patient room.
In healthcare settings, patient room often appears in discussions of hospital design, infection control, and visiting policies.
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- hospital bedClinical sleeping furniture
- bedFurniture for slumber
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- night shiftOvernight work period
bedside manner · IV · IV drip · oxygen mask · medical chart · gown · monitors · vital signs · curtain · call button · vitals · blood pressure · chart · pillow · recovery · visiting hours · family visit · flowers
- hospitalshospital, ER, ICU, A&E, research hospital
- hospitalizationhospital bed, hospital gown, inpatient, admission, discharge papers
- psych wardspsychiatric hospital, psych ward, mental ward, locked ward, padded cell
- Maternity Wardmaternity ward, labor and delivery, midwife, obstetrician, OB-GYN
- Medical Facilitieshospital, clinic, health center, urgent care, doctor's office
- senior housingsenior housing, senior living, senior residence, senior residences, retirement community
patient roomwaiting room
Space for anticipating service
waiting area · reception area · lobby · morgue · operating room
patient roomcommon area
Space accessible to all
hallway · corridor · restricted zone · cafeteria · break room
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