| SUTI | symptomatic urinary tract infection |
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| SVI | slow virus infection; stroke volume index; systolic velocity integral |
| SWI | sterile water for injection; stroke work index; surgical wound infection |
| SWR | serum Wassermann reaction; surgical wound infection rate |
| URI | uniform resource identifier; upper respiratory illness; upper respiratory infection |
| hospital shops | Stores located in hospitals selling merchandise or services for the convenience of patients, staff, and visitors. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| hospital units | Those areas of the hospital organization not considered departments which provide specialised patient care. They include various hospital special care wards. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hospital volunteers | Individuals who donate their services to the hospital. (12 Dec 1998) |
| housekeeping, hospital | Hospital department which manages and provides the required housekeeping functions in all areas of the hospital. (12 Dec 1998) |
| social work department, hospital | Hospital department responsible for administering and providing social services to patients and their families. (12 Dec 1998) |
| societies, hospital | Societies having institutional membership limited to hospitals and other health care institutions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| special hospital | A hospital for the medical and surgical care of patients with specific types of diseases, as of the ear, nose, and throat, eyes, or mental illness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| state hospital | A hospital supported in part by taxpayers and administered by state government officials. (05 Mar 2000) |
| night hospital | A special facility, or an arrangement within a hospital setting, providing treatment and lodging at night for patients able to work in the community during the day. Compare: day hospital. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nuclear medicine department, hospital | Hospital department responsible for the administration and management of nuclear medicine services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nurseries, hospital | Hospital facilities which provide care for newborn infants. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing service, hospital | The hospital department which is responsible for the organization and administration of nursing activities. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing staff, hospital | Personnel who provide nursing service to patients in a hospital. (12 Dec 1998) |
| day hospital | A special facility, or an arrangement within a hospital setting, that enables the patient to come to the hospital for treatment during the day and return home or to another facility at night. Compare: night hospital. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgery department, hospital | Hospital department which administers all departmental functions and the provision of surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic services. (12 Dec 1998) |