Concept information
Preferred term
subacute care
Definition
- Subacute care units are also called transitional care units. In the 1990s, subacute units were developed to fill the gap for those patients who no longer needed acute hospital care, but were not strong enough to return home. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Care Management; Subacute Care]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/subacute_care
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