| 单词 | community hospital |
| 释义 | > as lemmascommunity hospital community hospital n. a hospital serving a local community; spec. (a) U.S. a local non-specialized hospital, chiefly for short-term patients; (b) British a small local hospital whose inpatients are under the care of general practitioners and which predominantly provides rehabilitation and non-specialist medical services, esp. to elderly patients; cf. cottage hospital n. [Apparently originally after German Gemeindekrankenhaus (compare quot. 1843).] ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > places for the sick or injured > [noun] > hospital or infirmary > other types of hospital general hospital1647 private hospital1763 community hospital1843 day hospital1843 cottage hospital1849 field hospital1861 isolation hospital1891 teaching hospital1963 1843 W. R. Wilde Austria xv. 316 In the country parts, there are community-hospitals, or Gemeinde Krankenhäuser, which are supported by funds belonging to their own parish or district. 1950 N.Y. Times 30 Dec. 16/2 About 75 per cent of expectant mothers who plan to have their babies at Grace–New Haven Community Hospital..are requesting the rooming-in plan. 1970 District Nursing Dec. 174 (title) The community hospital—a pilot project. 1978 Tucson (Arizona) Mag. Dec. 58/1 In many cities, a community hospital represents second class care. 1998 A. Sandell Oxf. Handbk. Patients' Welfare 54 Arranging residential care... Community hospitals (cottage hospitals, GP beds) may be a suitable option, particularly for respite care. < as lemmas |
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