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"beds" and capacity can be synonymous in casual medical conversation. If the staff had plenty of literal beds, but no staff for them, they might still tell you
by dunco 5y ago
"beds" and capacity can be synonymous in casual medical conversation. If the staff had plenty of literal beds, but no staff for them, they might still tell you that they had no beds, because they are just saying they don't have the capacity.
- JamesBarney 5y agoLike when a restaurant tells you they don't have any available tables, when you can clearly see empty tables.