acute medical unit

ID

ADDICTO:0000447

Curation status
Proposed
Created

18 Dec '20

Modified

24 Oct '24

Definition

A health care facility within a hospital that provides acute medical care for patients that have presented as medical emergencies to a hospital or who have developed an acute medical illness while in hospital.

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Synonyms
  • acute medical ward
Fuzzy set

No

Definition source
AddictO sub-ontology

Environmental system