emergency room
noun
: a hospital room or area staffed and equipped for the reception and treatment of persons requiring immediate medical care
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By that afternoon, Gallagher was in the emergency room, and was rushed her into surgery.
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Mollye Barrows, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
This change in guidelines comes at a time when COVID-19 cases, emergency room visits and hospitalizations have been on the rise nationally, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Ni ended up going to the emergency room for a bowel obstruction, and stayed in the hospital for 10 days.
—Ciara McCarthy 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Howard, an emergency room physician, was not part of the study.
—Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
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Mollye Barrows, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
This change in guidelines comes at a time when COVID-19 cases, emergency room visits and hospitalizations have been on the rise nationally, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Ni ended up going to the emergency room for a bowel obstruction, and stayed in the hospital for 10 days.
—Ciara McCarthy 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Howard, an emergency room physician, was not part of the study.
—Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for emergency room
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“Emergency room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20room. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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