Admitting Department, Hospital (also known as Hospital Admitting Department, Admitting Departments, Hospital): Hospital department responsible for the flow of patients and the processing of admissions, discharges, transfers, and also most procedures to be carried out in the event of a patient's death.

NIH MeSH · D000289Health Care

Admitting Department, Hospital

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Definition

Hospital department responsible for the flow of patients and the processing of admissions, discharges, transfers, and also most procedures to be carried out in the event of a patient's death.

MeSH classification

  • N02.278.216.500.968.040
  • N04.452.442.452.422.040

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Common questions about Admitting Department, Hospital

What does Admitting Department, Hospital mean in medicine?
Hospital department responsible for the flow of patients and the processing of admissions, discharges, transfers, and also most procedures to be carried out in the event of a patient's death. This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.
Is Admitting Department, Hospital known by any other names?
Yes. Admitting Department, Hospital is also referred to as Hospital Admitting Department, Admitting Departments, Hospital, Department, Hospital Admitting, Departments, Hospital Admitting in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.
Where does Admitting Department, Hospital sit in the medical classification?
Admitting Department, Hospital falls under the broader medical category "Health Care" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: N02.278.216.500.968.040, N04.452.442.452.422.040). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D000289) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗