| A | B |
| SCD | Sequential Compression Device |
| SCN | Special Care Nursery |
| SICU | Surgical Intensive-Care Unit |
| SMDA | Safe Medical Devices Act |
| SNF | Skilled Nursing Facility |
| STICU | Surgical Trauma Intensive-Care Unit |
| TICU | Trauma Intensive-Care Unit |
| TJC | The Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO) |
| TNCC | Trauma-Neuro Critical Care |
| USMLE | United States Medical Licensing Examination |
| VA | Veterans Administration – United States Department of Veterans Affairs |
| VLAN | Virtual Local Area Network |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| Wi-Fi | Wireless Fidelity |