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Hospital Units
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Definition
: Those areas of the hospital organization not considered departments which provide specialized patient care. They include various hospital special care wards.
special care wards go here or specific unit; consider also PATIENTS' ROOMS & see X refs there
Examples
Delivery Rooms
;
Hemodialysis Units, Hospital
;
Intensive Care Units
;
Nurseries, Hospital
;
Operating Rooms
;
Self-Care Units
Other names
Units, Hospital; Unit, Hospital; Hospital Unit