mission

Drug slang A regionally popular term for a trip out of the crackhouse to obtain more crack
Managed care The reason a hospital does what it does
Social medicine A facility with 100–150 beds, which provides nightly accommodations and meals for single, usually homeless persons—usually men

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mission

Managed care Why a hospital does what it does. See Mission statement Social medicine A facility with 100–150 beds, which provides nightly accommodations and meals for single–usually homeless persons–usually ♂. ;. See Homelessness, Runaway, Shelter.

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