day hospital

day hospital
a hospital in which patients spend a substantial part of the day under medical supervision but do not stay overnight. Day hospitals are mainly used for the treatment of elderly patients and those with mental disorders. Patients may attend on one or more days during the week.

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see partial hospitalization, under hospitalization.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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