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hospital middle name

hosp_mid_nm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The middle name or initial for a inpatient care facility. Used to display and describe the hospital in a human-readable format. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for hospital management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

hosp_mid_nm

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  hosp_mid_nm VARCHAR(100),  -- hospital middle name
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  hosp_mid_nm as hospital_middle_name
FROM claims;

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