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Table 5
Common Abbreviations and Acronyms of Hospital Departments, Units, & Locations
Term | Definition |
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CCU | Cardiac Care Unit; Coronary Care Unit |
ECF | Extended-Care Facility |
ED; ER | Emergency Department; Emergency Room |
ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
Lab; LAB | Laboratory |
LDR; L&D; LD | Labor and Delivery Room; Labor and Delivery; Labor, Delivery, and Recovery |
LTAC | Long-Term Acute Care |
LTC | Long-Term Care |
MICU | Medical Intensive Care Unit |
NH | Nursing Home |
NICU | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
OB | Obstetrics |
OB-GYN; OB-Gyn | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
OR | Operating Room |
OT | Occupational Therapy |
PACU | Post-Anesthesia Care Unit |
Peds | Pediatric Department |
PICU | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
PT | Physical Therapy |
RR | Recovery Room |
SICU | Surgical Intensive Care Unit |
SSU | Short-Stay Unit |
TCU | Trauma Care Unit |
X-Ray; x-ray | Radiology |