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SCALING BACK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-10-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Hospital Organization
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- scaling back
1, record 1, English, scaling%20back
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- offloading 2, record 1, English, offloading
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
During the first wave of spring, the pandemic put significant pressure on the hospital network. The government had relieved some 8,000 beds to accommodate patients who contracted the disease - which ended up being more than what was necessary. The offloading had forced the postponement of thousands of surgeries. 3, record 1, English, - scaling%20back
Record 1, Key term(s)
- off-loading
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- délestage
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9lestage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C'est la deuxième fois cet automne que l'établissement procède à du délestage. À la mi-octobre, 300 chirurgies ont été annulées ou reportées en raison d'un manque de main-d'œuvre. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9lestage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organización médica y hospitalaria
- Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- reducción
1, record 1, Spanish, reducci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- disminución 1, record 1, Spanish, disminuci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] la fase II se enfoca en […] la reducción de al menos el 50 % de camas moderadas en hospitales regionales y periféricos […] 1, record 1, Spanish, - reducci%C3%B3n
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