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hallway medicine

noun

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  1. A state of affairs in which patients are assigned to and treated in beds or gurneys…

    A state of affairs in which patients are assigned to and treated in beds or gurneys located in hospital hallways due to a shortage of hospital rooms.

    • Further west, in Winnipeg, "hallway medicine" has become so routine that hallway stretcher locations have permanent numbers.
    • For the past month, the Regina General Hospital and the Pasqua Hospital in Regina have had more patients than beds, so hallway medicine is being practised in their emergency departments.
    • The premier's health platform commitments were to eliminate hallway medicine and increase long-term care beds and mental illness services.

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