hallway medicine
Definitions
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.
Examples
“Further west, in Winnipeg, "hallway medicine" has become⟳ so routine that hallway stretcher locations have⟳ permanent numbers.”
“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.”
“The premier's health platform commitments were to eliminate hallway medicine and increase⟳ long-term care beds and mental illness services.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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