post-hospital
adjective[before noun]
(alsoposthospital)uk/ˌpəʊstˈhɒs.pɪ.təl/us/ˌpoʊstˈhɑː.spɪ.t̬əl/happeningafter aperiodwhen someone has been in ahospitalreceivingtreatment:
Hospitals mustarrangepost-hospitalcareforpatientswho need it.
Changes were also made in theprovisionof posthospitalpostnatalcare.
- According to thecharity,localauthorities'provisionof post-hospitalcareforelderlypeoplewasinadequate.
- Hospitalization and post-hospitalfollow-upshould bepartof acontinuumofintegratedhealthcare, notisolatedevents.
- Threedaysafterdischarge, at aroutinepost-hospitalclinicvisit, there was noimprovement.
Medical places & organizations
- A & E
- accident and emergency
- aid station
- biotech
- birth centre
- blood bank
- clinic
- consulting room
- dispensary
- infirmary
- institutional
- madhouse
- maternity ward
- NICU
- NIH
- non-hospital
- out of hoursidiom
- PICU
- socialized medicine
- ward
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Medical treatment: treating & caring for people