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A slang or jargon term for a patient occupying an acute short-stay hospital bed for a prolonged period to the exclusion of other, and perhaps more acutely ill, patients. The term usually has a derogatory implication, which is unfair because almost all such patients occupy hospital beds for reasons beyond their control.
Subjects: Public Health and Epidemiology.
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