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ers

ers

5 7.7
Hospital departments that give quick help to very sick or injured people
  • noun
  • /ɜrz/
  • US
translation icon : urgencias
  • Remember what ERs were like after Katrina?

She was also an associate clinical instructor in ER medicine at UCSF.

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Examples

  • A similar analysis can be conducted with unnecessary visits to ERs.

    Academic text (2002)
  • LA County ERs can at best handle the occasional snake bite.

  • Well, the last two ERs I worked at were closed down.

  • People have been known to die in those ERs waiting for somebody to treat them.

    Blog text (27)
  • Sometimes I think back to that night in the ER seven years ago.

  • Those people have gained experience from other ERs, right?

  • There were no ER visits for COVID by children.

  • I have had numerous experiences with hospitals and ERs in Ontario, Canada.

    Blog text (23)
  • Furthermore, ERs are not net wealth; they are both an asset and a liability.

    Blog text (8)
  • During a medical emergency, many patients rush to the nearest ERs for immediate care.

Synonyms

ER
vsers
  • US
388 3.5

A hospital department that treats people who need immediate medical help

refers to several of those hospital units rather than a single one
emergency room
vsers
  • US
180 2.4

The hospital area where doctors immediately treat people with serious injuries or sudden illness

refers to multiple such hospital areas instead of just one

Surface Forms

ER singular
ERs plural

Morphology

ers = ER (transparent) = E + R + s

This is the regular plural of the acronym 'ER'.

Etymology

Ers can also be the plural of ER, a short form of Emergency Room, which means 'urgent medical care' at a hospital. So talking about several ers means talking about several hospital emergency departments.