| AHRA | American Hospital Radiology Administration |
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| ASHPA | American Society for Hospital Personnel Administration |
| AAHA | American Academy of Hospital Attorneys; American Association of Homes for the Aging |
| AHS | Academy of Health Sciences; African horse sickness; alveolar hypoventilation syndrome; American Hear... |
| AJKD | American Journal of Kidney Diseases |
| maintenance and engineering, hospital | Hospital department whose primary function is the upkeep and supervision of the buildings and grounds and the maintenance of hospital physical plant and equipment which requires engineering expertise. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| general hospital | Any large civilian hospital that is equipped to care for medical, surgical, maternity, and psychiatric cases, and usually has a resident medical staff. (05 Mar 2000) |
| materials management, hospital | The management of all procurement, distribution, and storage of equipment and supplies, as well as logistics management including laundry, processing of reusables, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| maternity hospital | A special hospital for the care of women in childbirth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pathology department, hospital | Hospital department which administers and provides pathology services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medical records department, hospital | Hospital department responsible for the creating, care, storage and retrieval of medical records. It also provides statistical information for the medical and administrative staff. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medical staff, hospital | Professional medical personnel approved to provide care to patients in a hospital. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medication systems, hospital | Overall systems, traditional or automated, to provide medication to patients in hospitals. Elements of the system are: handling the physician's order, transcription of the order by nurse and/or pharmacist, filling the medication order, transfer to the nursing unit, and administration to the patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| centralised hospital services | The coordination of services in one area of a facility to improve efficiency. (12 Dec 1998) |
| central supply, hospital | Hospital department responsible for receiving, storing, and distributing medical and surgical supplies and equipment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| voluntary hospital | A hospital supported in part by voluntary contributions and under the control of a local, usually self-appointed, board of managers; a non-profit hospital. Synonym: philanthropic hospital. (05 Mar 2000) |
| respiratory therapy department, hospital | Hospital department which is responsible for the administration of diagnostic pulmonary function tests and of procedures to restore optimum pulmonary ventilation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| chaplaincy service, hospital | Hospital department which administers religious activities within the hospital, e.g., pastoral care, religious services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mental hospital | A medical institution for the care and treatment of persons with psychiatric and psychologic disorders. (05 Mar 2000) |
| government hospital | A hospital administered by officials of the city, county, state, or nation. Synonym: public hospital. (05 Mar 2000) |