high-dependency

British  

adjective

1. needing or providing a more than usually high level of healthcare

   a shortage of high-dependency beds

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Example Sentences

This will involve picking up potentially hundreds more children who are less sick, known as level 2 – those who need a high-dependency hospital bed – but with no more resources.

From BBC

In 2023, she won the Para Swimming World Championships in Manchester only days after recovering from respiratory illness related to her asthma that ended with her being admitted to a high-dependency hospital.

From BBC

Dr Toni Wolff, who chairs the British Academy of Childhood Disability, told BBC News some families with severely disabled children had "what are essentially high-dependency units" of medical equipment at home.

From BBC

Meanwhile, in a high-dependency unit, cancer patient Michael McAliskey was grateful that the struggling system was still able to cope.

From BBC

Joy Halliday, consultant in intensive care and acute medicine, is in charge of a high-dependency unit for COVID-19.

From Reuters