acute-care

American  

[uh-kyoot-kair] / əˈkyutˈkɛər /

adjective

1. providing emergency services and general medical and surgical treatment for acute disorders rather than long-term residential care for chronic illness.

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Etymology

Origin of acute-care

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

In Mississippi, the state's lead epidemiologist has identified a long-term acute-care facility to be at the centre of the outbreak.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2023

Hospital accreditation organizations and federal regulators require infection-prevention specialists at acute-care hospitals, experts say, but do not set standards for staffing or funding.

From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2023

Nearly 14 percent of nursing jobs at acute-care hospitals in Massachusetts are unfilled, a shortfall that has doubled in size since 2019, according to a recent survey by the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2022

The measure will apply to privately owned health facilities in the city including acute-care hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, and clinics or skilled nursing facilities that are part of such hospitals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2022

Statewide, hospitals are seeing a big difference from previous COVID-19 waves: The omicron surge is hitting acute-care units, which generally treat less-severe illness, harder than ICUs.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2022