high-dependency
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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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 • Aug. 28, 2024
Meanwhile, in a high-dependency unit, cancer patient Michael McAliskey was grateful that the struggling system was still able to cope.
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2021
McLaughlin is in a high-dependency unit at Altnagelvin hospital in Derry, where her condition was initially life-threatening but later downgraded.
From The Guardian • May 7, 2018
RFA Argus, which has a fully equipped hospital including critical care and high-dependency units, will leave for Sierra Leone next week.
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2014
The teenager has since been moved from intensive care to a high-dependency ward.
From The Guardian • May 23, 2010
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