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Hospital Units

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Definition: Those areas of the hospital organization not considered departments which provide specialized patient care. They include various hospital special care wards.  special care wards go here or specific unit; consider also PATIENTS' ROOMS & see X refs there   
Examples Delivery Rooms; Hemodialysis Units, Hospital; Intensive Care Units; Nurseries, Hospital; Operating Rooms; Self-Care Units 		Other names Units, Hospital; Unit, Hospital; Hospital Unit

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