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  • adjective Not in or relating to a hospital.

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non- +‎ hospital

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Examples

  • In response to the control measures of Toronto Public Health, the number of persons who were exposed to SARS in nonhospital and nonhousehold settings dropped from 20 (13 percent) before the control measures were instituted (phase 1) to 0 afterward (phase 2).

    Medpundit 2004

  • In response to the control measures of Toronto Public Health, the number of persons who were exposed to SARS in nonhospital and nonhousehold settings dropped from 20 (13 percent) before the control measures were instituted (phase 1) to 0 afterward (phase 2).

    Archive 2004-06-01 2004

  • Medicare Part B covers doctors 'visits and most other nonhospital expenses.

    CNN Transcript Sep 4, 2004 2004

  • A previous WCRI study showed that a key driver for the lowest medical costs per claim in Massachusetts was lower prices paid for nonsurgical services, due to the lowest nonhospital provider fee schedule of 42 study states.

    FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten 2010

  • However, the appellate court ruled the zoning board initially denied the permit because Orange Stones wanted to operate a hospital, even though the company insisted the rehabilitation center was a nonhospital facility.

    Berks county news 2010

  • Similar financial information, however, is not available for nonhospital services run by the health system.

    The Roanoke Times: Home page 2010

  • And more of those people likely will be in nonhospital settings such as outpatient clinics or private homes.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • The increase in medical costs per claim in 2007 likely was driven by factors such as utilization of nonhospital services and hospital inpatient and outpatient payments, said WCRI.

    FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten 2010

  • The study by the Cambridge, Mass. -based WCRI found that lower prices paid for nonhospital services and typical utilization of most nonhospital services were among the drivers of lower medical costs per claim in Maryland.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Technological advances have made it possible to perform intricate surgeries in nonhospital settings on an outpatient basis.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2010

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