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

Her husband was able to be with her in the operating theatre and then in the recovery room for an hour, before being told Covid restrictions meant he had to leave.

From BBC

When my dad watched me break down in the recovery room, he relaxed.

From Salon

In the recovery room, the TV was turned to the World Ironman Championships.

From Seattle Times

"The patient became cyanotic with blue lips, movements stopped, the muscles relaxed, deep breathing followed, cyanosis waned, and color returned to the lips as the patient was moved to a recovery room."

From Salon

Journals the clinic keeps in the recovery room were filled with entries about challenges the patients had faced.

From New York Times