Acute care services
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Acute care services are healthcare services that are active, short-term treatments for severe injuries and illnesses or urgent conditions.[1]
Overview
Acute care refers to medical care that is short-term and typically time-sensitive, such as treatment for severe injuries and illnesses. Examples of acute care include treatment for urgent or life-threatening injuries, ambulatory care, and care provided before delivery of definitive treatment. Acute care is the opposite of long-term or chronic care.[1]
In the United States, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) required hospitals to provide treatment "without consideration of insurance coverage or ability to pay" for patients in an emergency medical condition.[2]
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