inpatient care

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• Inpatient care — is the care of patients whose condition requires admission to a hospital. Progress in modern medicine and the advent of comprehensive out patient clinics ensure that patients are only admitted to a hospital when they are extremely ill or are have …   Wikipedia

• inpatient — UK [ˈɪnˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt] / US noun [countable] Word forms inpatient : singular inpatient plural inpatients a) someone who stays and sleeps in hospital while they are getting their treatment b) [only before noun] relating to an inpatient an inpatient… …   English dictionary

• inpatient — in|pa|tient [ ın,peıʃnt ] noun count someone who stays and sleeps in a hospital while they are getting their treatment a. only before noun relating to an inpatient: an inpatient facility inpatient care/treatment/services ─ compare OUTPATIENT …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• care — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 caring for sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ good, great ▪ He loved his books and took great care of them. ▪ proper ▪ With proper care, the plants may last for fifty years …   Collocations dictionary

• inpatient — noun Inpatient is used before these nouns: ↑care, ↑programme, ↑treatment, ↑ward Inpatient is used after these nouns: ↑hospital …   Collocations dictionary

• inpatient — /in pay sheuhnt/, n. a patient who stays in a hospital while receiving medical care or treatment. [1750 60; IN 1 + PATIENT] * * * …   Universalium

• inpatient — in·pa·tient in .pā shənt n a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare OUTPATIENT * * * in·pa·tient (inґpa shənt) a patient who comes to a hospital or other health care facility for diagnosis or treatment… …   Medical dictionary

• inpatient — in•pa•tient [[t]ˈɪnˌpeɪ ʃənt[/t]] n. a patient who stays in a hospital while receiving medical care or treatment • Etymology: 1750–60 …   From formal English to slang

• Palliative care — (from Latin palliare, to cloak) is a specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients. Unlike hospice care, palliative medicine is appropriate for patients in all disease stages, including those… …   Wikipedia

• Health care system — A health care system is the organization of people, institutions, and resources to deliver health care services to meet the health needs of target populations. There is a wide variety of health care systems around the world, with as many… …   Wikipedia

• Health care in the United States — ] Current estimates put U.S. health care spending at approximately 15.2% of GDP, second only to the tiny Marshall Islands among all United Nations member nations. The health share of GDP is expected to continue its historical upward trend,… …   Wikipedia