Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hallway medicine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: hall-way medicine
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Canadian usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

Synonyms

hallway health care hallway hospitalization

Questions

What does hallway medicine mean?: 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.

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