acute-care

[ uh-kyoot-kair ]

adjective

1. providing emergency services and general medical and surgical treatment for acute disorders rather than long-term residential care for chronic illness.

Word History and Origins

Origin of acute-care¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Of the 81 acute-care hospitals surveyed — representing 98% of the state’s beds — 69 lost money, said Eric Lewis, the association’s chief financial officer.

From Seattle Times

Candida auris, the fungus spreading primarily in long-term acute-care hospitals and skilled-nursing facilities, is considered a serious global public health threat because it can be difficult to detect and resists some antifungal drugs and disinfectants.

From Washington Post

“Often their immune system is not the same as ours. They can’t fight it off the way we can,” said William J. Pesce, chief medical officer at the Hospital for Special Care, a long-term acute-care facility in Connecticut.

From Washington Post

In 2021, the CDC recorded more than 27,000 infections from intravenous lines, more than 24,000 from catheters and more than 50,000 from ventilators across thousands of acute-care hospitals.

From Washington Post

Hospital accreditation organizations and federal regulators require infection-prevention specialists at acute-care hospitals, experts say, but do not set standards for staffing or funding.

From Washington Post