what is meant by ten-bed faculty?

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nado92

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He spokes person of the hospital said that a temporary ten-bed.....would open this month
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Will the answer be 'faculty?

what is meant by ten-bed faculty?
 

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He spokes person of the hospital said that a temporary ten-bed.....would open this month
faculty-
facility
-difficulty
-carpet

Will the answer be 'faculty?

what is meant by ten-bed faculty?

I would say that it should be a ten-bed facility. Hospitals frequently have a shortage of beds and cannot treat all the patients that they need to, so they sometimes open temporary wards with a few beds. I think that is what is meant by a "ten-bed facility" - it is an extra facility containing ten beds for patients and, in this case, is a temporary measure.

The first few words of the quote are incorrect. It should say "A spokesperson for the hospital......."
 
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