acute-care
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of acute-care
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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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
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
Keetra Kartes has worked in health care for years and is now a registered nurse on an acute-care floor at Harborview Medical Center.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 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
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