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

Before the pandemic, the hospital system had always had some flexibility and had been able to manage its shortage of acute-care beds, Jarvis said.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2023

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

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