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Hospital Departments

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Definition: Major administrative divisions of the hospital.  GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; for those not precoord, coord IM with specialty or service (IM); DF: HOSP DEP   
Examples Admitting Department, Hospital; Anesthesia Department, Hospital; Cardiology Service, Hospital; Central Supply, Hospital; Chaplaincy Service, Hospital; Dental Service, Hospital; Education Department, Hospital; Emergency Service, Hospital; Food Service, Hospital; Housekeeping, Hospital; Laboratories, Hospital; Laundry Service, Hospital; Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital; Medical Records Department, Hospital; Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital; Nursing Service, Hospital; Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital; Occupational Therapy Department, Hospital; Oncology Service, Hospital; Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; Pathology Department, Hospital; Personnel Administration, Hospital; Pharmacy Service, Hospital; Physical Therapy Department, Hospital; Psychiatric Department, Hospital; Purchasing, Hospital; Radiology Department, Hospital; Respiratory Therapy Department, Hospital; Social Work Department, Hospital; Surgery Department, Hospital; Urology Department, Hospital
Other names Hospital Department; Department, Hospital; Departments, Hospital

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