ambulatory care unit

Hospital unit that is divided into specialties and designed to deliver care and services to nonhospitalized patients who can move about on their own.

restrooms

Rooms equipped with toilets and sinks.

staff locker room

Room in which employees store their street clothes.

pharmacy

Room used to store medication available to medical personnel.

secondary waiting room

Waiting area used when the main waiting room is full.

specimen collection center waiting room

Area where persons wait to have samples taken.

main entrance

reception area

Room designed to receive people.

operating room

Room used to perform minor surgical procedures.

surgeon’s sink

Plumbing fixture used by surgeons to disinfect their hands before minor surgery.

main waiting room

Area used by patients waiting for consultation.

medical equipment storage room

audiometric examination room

Room in which a person’s hearing acuity is measured.

nurses’ lounge

examination room

Room in which a physician examines a patient.

social services

Home care referral services offered to patients and their families.

undressing booth

Area where a patient puts on a hospital gown.

observation room

Room where a patient is kept under surveillance for a specific period following a surgical procedure.

sterilization room

Room in which microorganisms on instruments used in treatment are destroyed.

treatment room

Room in which a physician treats a patient.

pathology laboratory

Room with the equipment required to analyze samples.

specimen collection room

Room in which a nurse collects blood and urine samples for analysis.

medical records

Room where patient records are stored for future consultation.