recovery room

American  

noun

1. a room near the operating or delivery room of a hospital, equipped with specific apparatus and staffed by specially trained personnel for emergencies, used for the recovery from anesthesia of a postoperative or obstetrical patient before being brought to a hospital room or ward.

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Etymology

Origin of recovery room

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

For the ultimate in relaxation, there is a recovery room equipped with a sauna, cold plunge, and hot tub.

From MarketWatch

“I was in a recovery room at a hospital and a nurse said, ‘Why do you get naked on television all the time?’” she recalls.

From Los Angeles Times

But in the recovery room doctors realised she was bleeding internally and that she urgently needed the extra surgery.

From BBC

Her husband was able to be with her in the operating theatre and then in the recovery room for an hour, before being told Covid restrictions meant he had to leave.

From BBC

When my dad watched me break down in the recovery room, he relaxed.

From Salon