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A hospital '''call room''' is a dark and scary place where on-call medical personnel may choose to sleep or have awkward romantic encounters.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/06/resident-call-rooms/ Philadelphia Area Hospital Announces Program to House Homeless in Resident Call Rooms (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/03/call-room-passion/ Call Room Passion Described as “Awkward,” “Sweaty” (Gomerblog)]</ref> Sleeping here requires courage as it is a slight downgrade from a prison cell.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/05/medieval-dungeon/ Call Room Bears Striking Resemblance to Medieval Dungeon (Gomerblog)]</ref> Roughly 20% of medical personnel vanish per year in a '''call room'''. The linens were last changed in 1985 and won't be changed any time soon as it would disturb the habitat of bed bugs and lice. Though there is a [[Phone Book|phone]] and computer in the room, both have been shut off as a [[Cost-Cutting|cost-cutting]] measure. Due to the lack of windows in a call room, it is always wise to pack a [[Earwax|candle]] and some matches. If the '''call room''' causes full-blown depression, then it has succeeded in its purpose.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/09/call-room-lifeless/ After Successful Renovation, New Call Room is Now Optimized to Cause Full-On Depression (Gomerblog)]</ref> '''Recent Events'''----#In the spring of 2014, the new 25-Hour Energy drink was released for use by health care professionals and slowly but surely '''call rooms''' are being converted into work rooms given that sleep is now obsolete.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/03/energy-drink/ New Energy Drink, 25-Hour Energy, Marketed to Physicians, Allows Hospitals to Convert On-Call Rooms into Work Rooms (Gomerblog)]</ref> '''Other Locations'''----* [[Bathroom]]* [[Operating Room]]* [[Prison]]* [[What is on the roof of my hospital?]] '''References'''----<references /> [[Category:Medical TerminologyLocations]]