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hallway medicine

hallway medicine noun: a state of affairs in which patients are assigned to and treated in beds or gurneys located in hospital hallways due to a shortage of hospital rooms.

Noun

hallway medicine (uncountable)

  1. (Canada) A state of affairs in which patients are assigned to and treated in beds or gurneys located in hospital hallways due to a shortage of hospital rooms.
    • Further west, in Winnipeg, "hallway medicine" has become so routine that hallway stretcher locations have permanent numbers.2000 January 16, James Brooke, “Full Hospitals Make Canadians Wait and Look South”, in New York Times, retrieved 22 Mar 2019
    • For the past month, the Regina General Hospital and the Pasqua Hospital in Regina have had more patients than beds, so hallway medicine is being practised in their emergency departments.2011 November 2, Pamela Cowan, “Hallway medicine in congested ERs”, in Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Canada, retrieved 22 Mar 2019

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Questions about hallway medicine

What does hallway medicine mean?
Hallway medicine means a state of affairs in which patients are assigned to and treated in beds or gurneys located in hospital hallways due to a shortage of hospital rooms.
What part of speech is hallway medicine?
Hallway medicine is a noun.

Words near hallway medicine in the dictionary

  1. Hallwachs effect
  2. hallway
  3. hallway health care
  4. hallway healthcare
  5. hallway hospitalization
  6. hallway medicine
  7. hallway monitor
  8. hallway monitors
  9. hallway track
  10. hallway tracks
  11. hallways

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