tertiary care
Americannoun
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Nearly a quarter work for Cardiff and Vale health board, which provides a large proportion of tertiary care, meaning the impact on planned services will be significant.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024
In late March, a 70-year-old woman was wheeled into a government-backed tertiary care hospital in a Colombo suburb.
From Reuters • Apr. 12, 2022
She said two critical patients were stabilized and transferred to tertiary care facilities.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2022
The tertiary care hospital also has psychiatrists and social workers on staff and its own security force, she said.
From Washington Times • Jul. 10, 2017
And so, let’s say, you know, you have a patient that needs to be transported to an emergent dialysis facility, which would need to go a tertiary care facility.
From Slate • Nov. 27, 2014
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