Day hospital, the Glossary
A day hospital is an outpatient facility where patients attend for assessment, treatment or rehabilitation during the day and then return home or spend the night at a different facility.[1]
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8 relations: Health assessment, Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Oncology, Partial hospitalization, Patient, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre.
- Hospital departments
Health assessment
A health assessment is a plan of care that identifies the specific needs of a person and how those needs will be addressed by the healthcare system or skilled nursing facility.
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Hospital
A hospital is a healthcare institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK or MSKCC) is a cancer treatment and research institution in Manhattan in New York City.
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Oncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of cancer.
Partial hospitalization
Partial Hospitalization, also known as PHP (partial hospitalization program), is a type of program used to treat mental illness, addiction, or other serious psychological issues.
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Patient
A patient is any recipient of health care services that are performed by healthcare professionals.
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), also known as physiatry, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to people with physical impairments or disabilities.
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UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre
UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre is a research-led day hospital in Huntley Street in central London.
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See also
Hospital departments
- Acute medical unit
- AmadeoLab
- Ambulatory care
- Burn center
- Central sterile services department
- Coronary care unit
- Day hospital
- EmPATH unit
- Emergency department
- Endoscopy unit
- Geriatric intensive-care unit
- Hospital pharmacy
- Inpatient care
- Intensive care unit
- Neonatal intensive care unit
- On-call room
- Outpatient department
- Pediatric intensive care unit
- Physical therapy
- Post-anesthesia care unit
- Psychiatric hospital
- Rehabilitation hospital
- Release of information department
- Trauma center
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_hospital
Also known as Day patient department, Day patient facility, Day ward, Day-patient department, Day-patient facility.