isolation ward

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isolation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌaɪ.səlˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌaɪ.səlˈeɪ.ʃən/
the condition of being alone, especially when this makes you ...
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ward
noun[C]
uk
/wɔːd/us
/wɔːrd/
one of the parts or large rooms into which a hospital is divided, usually with beds ...
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Sam spent the next two weeks in intensive care, fighting for his life, and a further fortnight in anisolationward.
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Secondly, we need to ensure that anisolationwardis provided at the farm of receipt so that the rest of the herd is not put at risk.
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The hospital also has anisolationwardfor the segregation of patients suffering from infectious diseases.
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It served as a medical annexe,isolationwardand convalescent home for the children.
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Anisolationwardfollowed in 1928.
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Two of these were nurses who did not work in theisolationward.
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The addition cost over $20,000 at the time, and included provisions for a large play-room, a chapel and anisolationwardfor children with contagious diseases.
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Medical facilities included a fully equipped hospital with operating theatre andisolationward.
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Tony contracted tuberculosis as a youth and his family constructed anisolationwardin the backyard in an effort to protect his fragile immune system.
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From 1934 the hospital provided accommodation for the elderly ill, patients with chronic and acute mental illness, persons with learning disabilities, a maternity ward and a separateisolationward.
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There are no longer facilities for placing patients in isolation wards.
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The new building had six general wards and three isolation wards to accommodate 46 patients.
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The flexible interior space was open, allowing for use as barracks, latrines, offices, medical and dental offices, isolation wards, housing, and bakeries.
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The caves also acted also as isolation wards for dreaded diseases and infected patients.
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