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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Failing to enroll can trigger a state tax penalty of at least $900 per adult and $450 per child, and a lack of health insurance often leads people to delay preventive care, rely on costly emergency room services or pay medical bills that dwarf what premiums would have been.
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Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 1 Jan. 2026
At-home tests for influenza and/or COVID-19 are widely available over the counter, and some pharmacies offer rapid on-site testing if a person doesn't want or need to seek care at a health care facility or emergency room.
—Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
The emergency room and urgent care center south of downtown Castle Rock won’t replace the hospital on the north side of town, Robinson said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
Officials said the two injured people were taken by ambulance to the emergency room of the Academic Hospital Paramaribo in the capital city of Paramaribo and were admitted for treatment.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
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Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 1 Jan. 2026
At-home tests for influenza and/or COVID-19 are widely available over the counter, and some pharmacies offer rapid on-site testing if a person doesn't want or need to seek care at a health care facility or emergency room.
—Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
The emergency room and urgent care center south of downtown Castle Rock won’t replace the hospital on the north side of town, Robinson said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
Officials said the two injured people were taken by ambulance to the emergency room of the Academic Hospital Paramaribo in the capital city of Paramaribo and were admitted for treatment.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
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“Emergency room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20room. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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