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Day Care
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Definition
: Institutional health care of patients during the day. The patients return home at night.
care to patients hospitalized only during day-time hours; for children in day-care schools use CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS or SCHOOLS, NURSERY
Other names
Hospitalization, Partial; Partial Hospitalizations; Partial Hospitalization; Hospitalizations, Partial; Care, Day