patient
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In 2023, MLK hospital had nearly 85,000 Medicaid/Medi-Cal patient visits to its emergency department, the most in the state, while Cedars-Sinai had nearly 17,000, according to the California Department of Health Care Access and Information.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Because of that, billed patient revenue makes up just 44% of the hospital’s fiscal-year 2026 budget; the remainder comes from state and county funding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The long follow-up period connected genomic research at the Sanger Institute with routine patient care at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
"There are now limited days on hand of several blood types - levels that are not sustainable for patient care should this trend not reverse itself."
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
“N’daa helps the patient confront the Enemy to get rid of it. ’Ei biniinaa, that’s why it’s called Enemy Way.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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The hospital has also doubled up many of its single-occupancy hospital rooms, converted its gift shop to a procedure room and resorted to treating patients in what were once meditation and waiting rooms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
"We hope that we will be able to offer this to patients in a larger scale very soon," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The course of chronic blood cancer varies widely between patients.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
"Vital quantities of medical consumables and supplies intended for the care of patients and the wounded were lost or destroyed," it added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Since no visiting was permitted in the hospital, relatives of patients often took this way of getting inside.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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