acute-care
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of acute-care
First recorded in 1975–80
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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
In 2021, the CDC recorded more than 27,000 infections from intravenous lines, more than 24,000 from catheters and more than 50,000 from ventilators across thousands of acute-care hospitals.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2023
In addition, 77 of the 87 acute-care hospitals surveyed had lost more money than they’d earned as of September, said Eric Lewis, the hospital association’s chief financial officer.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
The real reason they declined to seek a conservatorship was their resistance to committing expensive, acute-care hospital beds for months while the petition works its way through the court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
At Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, workers broke ground on a 16-story inpatient tower in 2021, including acute-care rooms that can morph into I.C.U. rooms.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
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