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Hospitals

Nadir

Health care; Hospitals

The lowest point as, for example, the lowest blood count after chemotherapy, the lowest concentration of a drug in the body, etc

Fitness centre

Health care; Hospitals

Provides programmes that help people stay healthy through exercise, awareness, prevention, etc. centres can be tailored for internal (employee) usage, and/or for external (public) use.

Freestanding ambulatory care centre

Health care; Hospitals

Freestanding facility designed to provide surgical care on an out-patient basis. Facility is located at the hospital, but in a separate building.

Freestanding satellite emergency department

Health care; Hospitals

A facility owned and operated by the hospital but physically separate from the hospital. Provides unscheduled out-patient services to patients whose conditions require treatment.

Full field digital mammography

Health care; Hospitals

Combines the x-ray generators and tubes used in analogue screen-film mammography with a detector plate that converts the x-rays into a digital signal.

Genetic testing

Health care; Hospitals

A service equipped with adequate laboratory facilities and directed by a qualified physician to advise parents and prospective parents on potential problems in cases of genetic defects.

Geriatric services

Health care; Hospitals

Concerned with the physiology of ageing including the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that primarily affect the aged.

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