Bed

The surgically prepared recipient site for a graft.


Literally a bed in a hospital or other inpatient health facility. Many definitions require that the beds be maintained for continuous (24 hour) use by inpatients. Beds are often used as a measure of capacity (hospital sizes are compared by comparing their number of beds). Licenses and certificates-of-need may be granted for specific numbers or types of beds: e.g. surgical, pediatric, obstetric, or extended care. Facilities may have both licensed and unlicensed beds; and active and licensed but unused beds. Other qualifying adjectives are frequently used to categorize beds: e.g. available, occupied, acute care or observation beds.


A bed for an inpatient in a hospital or other health care facility.


 


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