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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After a visit to an emergency room, the ring was removed.
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PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
There are some exemptions to this rule, namely for emergency room care, which the government does then repay, but this applies to all patients without other medical insurance, regardless of immigration status.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
That’s allowed doctors to help patients resolve complaints or be seen quickly and bypass expensive emergency room visits.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
In Port-au-Prince, the funds have been used to provide emergency room services at Hopital Universite La Paix.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
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PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
There are some exemptions to this rule, namely for emergency room care, which the government does then repay, but this applies to all patients without other medical insurance, regardless of immigration status.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
That’s allowed doctors to help patients resolve complaints or be seen quickly and bypass expensive emergency room visits.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
In Port-au-Prince, the funds have been used to provide emergency room services at Hopital Universite La Paix.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Emergency room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20room. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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