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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Wilkie returned to the emergency room a few days later with signs of infection, including abdominal pain, a fever and low oxygen, but Heider again ordered his discharge without providing antibiotics, the lawsuit says.
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Amber Gaudet
updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
They are measured in insurance bills, emergency room visits, power outages, storm repairs and lives disrupted.
—Yoca Arditi-Rocha, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
The fourth panelist was Shawna Pandya, a Canadian emergency room physician with a focus on extreme environments and a real passion for space.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Under normal circumstances, Underwood would have whisked Harper over to the pediatric emergency room that is part of Broward Health Medical Center, about three miles away from their home in Fort Lauderdale.
—Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
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Amber Gaudet
updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
They are measured in insurance bills, emergency room visits, power outages, storm repairs and lives disrupted.
—Yoca Arditi-Rocha, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
The fourth panelist was Shawna Pandya, a Canadian emergency room physician with a focus on extreme environments and a real passion for space.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Under normal circumstances, Underwood would have whisked Harper over to the pediatric emergency room that is part of Broward Health Medical Center, about three miles away from their home in Fort Lauderdale.
—Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Emergency room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20room. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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