Hospital Directories

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emergency department = medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of patients who present without prior appointment 

EMS = Emergency Medical Services 

Comm Towers = tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting 

cardiovascular lab provides a full range of tests to help your doctors understand the health of your heart and blood vessels 

chapel =  place (room) of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small 

morgue =  a place used for the storage of human corpses awaiting identification 

outpatient = a patient who attends a hospital for treatment without staying there overnight 

inpatient = a patient who lives in hospital while under treatment. 

waiting = room where a patient waits before an appointment 

behavioral health describes the connection between behaviors and the health and well-being of the body, mind and spirit 

cardiovascular holding = area in which patients suffering heart problems are kept temporarily before being transferred to an intensive care unit 

intensive care deals with seriously or critically ill patients who have, are at risk of, or are recovering from conditions that may be life-threatening 

obstetrics = the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period 
nursery = a room in a hospital for the special use of young children. 

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