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ward admission date

wrd_admn_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The hospital entry date for a hospital patient area. Used to track temporal information related to ward admission date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for ward management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

wrd_admn_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  wrd_admn_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- ward admission date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  wrd_admn_dt as ward_admission_date
FROM claims;

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