non-hospital
adjective[before noun]
(alsononhospital)uk/ˌnɒnˈhɒs.pɪ.təl/us/ˌnɑːnˈhɑː.spɪ.t̬əl/notrelatingto orhappeningin ahospital:
Morenursesarechoosingto go into non-hospitalwork.
Thenumberof non-hospitalcasesof theinfectionhasfallenover the lastmonth.
- It iscommonin thiscountryfor women to givebirthin a nonhospital setting.
- Nonhospitalsettingsthat need tocontrolinfectionduring thepandemicincludenursinghomes,bloodandplasmacentres, anddialysisfacilities.
- Aportabledefibrillatoris anessentialpieceof firstaidequipmentthat iscommonlyused in a non-hospitalenvironment.
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
- out of hoursidiom
- PICU
- polyclinic
- socialized medicine
- ward