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When hospital staff changed the sheets of patients (that would lie on sheets for several days) they used a technique that would keep the sheets tight and smooth under the patient, by folding the corners so they STAYED tucked in place. That fold became known as a "hospital corner".
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When hospital staff changed the sheets of patients (that would lie on sheets for several days) they used a technique that would keep the sheets tight and smooth under the patient, by folding the corners so they STAYED tucked in place. That fold became known as a "hospital corner".
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