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[iloveyou]

Hello,
I need a help on a hospital terminology.

What do you call a room for admitted patients?
Is there a specific name?

Thanks in Advance.

Yun

[pugachevV]

There is usually a sign that says "Admissions".
This is where you go if you are going into the hospital for surgery, or if you are sick.
Once you have done all the paperwork, you are given a bed in a "ward".
Usually there are separate wards for patients who have had surgery. These are called surgical wards.

[lotus]

Hi,

In a hospital, once you've been admitted, you would sit in a waiting room or reception room. Most of the time, it's just a lobby. For emergency patients, you might go to triage (where they assess the severity of your injuries). Extremely severe incoming patients go directly to the emergency room, or ER.

Once they are ready for you, you might go to your assigned hospital bed or room. A wing, floor or ward will house multiple beds. Hospitals are rated by how many beds they can accomodate. You may not end up going directly to your room, but to to another lobby to await lab tests.

In a doctor's office, you usually sit in a lobby (sometimes also called a reception area). Once they're ready for you, they put you in an examination room to check your vitals and wait for the doctor.

Admissions is usually done at a reception desk or behind an enclosed reception area.


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[iloveyou]

Thanks for your explanation.
It helps a lot.

Yun