recovery room

noun

1. a room near the operating or delivery room of a hospital, equipped with specific apparatus and staffed by specially trained personnel for emergencies, used for the recovery from anesthesia of a postoperative or obstetrical patient before being brought to a hospital room or ward.

Word History and Origins

Origin of recovery room¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

He tells me of the Ministry of Transportation officer who came into his recovery room and asked him to locate the plane wreckage on a map.

From Time

Those patients are being held for now in the emergency department and in the recovery room.

From Washington Post

Things were tense with Johnny, who phoned her while she was in the recovery room.

From The Daily Beast

When Lynn had her first child and only fathers were allowed in the recovery room, Sidney insisted, “I am the father.”

From The Daily Beast

When Dr. Martin first introduced him into the psycho-recovery room his resolution almost vanished.

From Project Gutenberg

You were either in the anesthesia office or in the room that is part of the recovery room.

From Project Gutenberg