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acute care hospital [1 record]

Record 1 2007-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Health Institutions
DEF

A hospital for short-term medical treatment for patients having an acute illness or injury or recovering from surgery, as opposed to long-term residential care for chronic illness.

OBS

active treatment: Therapy having the direct and immediate objective of curing a disease or of treating an injury.

Key term(s)
  • acute-care hospital

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements de santé
DEF

Établissement spécialisé dans les soins aux patients en phase aiguë.

CONT

Actuellement, au Canada, seulement 15 % des patients mourants ont accès aux services de soins palliatifs en fin de vie, et 75 % des Canadiens meurent dans un hôpital de soins actifs ou un établissement de soins de longue durée.

OBS

hôpital de soins actifs : Équivalent adopté par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des services sociaux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Establecimientos de salud
OBS

Para procesos curativos y cuidados paliativos de corta estancia.

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