Bay

Posted by R. Berg August 31, 2003In reply to What does "bay" mean in an Emergency room? posted by Kashima on August 31, 2003

What does "bay" mean in an Emergency room?
A doctor says to a nurse,
"Get this patient to a bay, stat!"
"Put him(patient) in bay 1."

Is it a special isolated room in the ER? Or is it a small section surrounded by one of those white curtains? The picture doesn't really show what kind of a place it is, so I am not really sure how to translate the word.
Would somebody please help me with this word "bay"?

A bay in that sense is an alcove or recess in a wall. It's not a room with a door. The small section with a curtain is probably it.