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high-dependency

British  

adjective

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

    a shortage of high-dependency beds

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

A couple of minutes later, the anaesthetist appeared, agreed with his nursing colleague’s opinion and, less than 10 minutes after that, the patient was transferred to the high-dependency unit for urgent medical treatment.

From The Guardian Mar. 10, 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

Mr Compton said some elective surgery will be postponed for a week in order for hospitals to "meet the need for specialist intensive care and other high-dependency services".

From BBC Jan. 5, 2011

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