Sick bay

Sick bay is a nautical term for the location in a ship that is used for medical purposes. Sick bay is considered one of the more important compartments on a ship, as it involves the well being of the entire crew.

In the fictional Star Trek universe, starships such as the Enterprise also have sick bays.

On Royal Navy ships the sick bay is situated just below the bridge, forward on the starboard side. It was not there by accident as 200 years ago Lord Nelson had decided that it should be there. The Royal Navy continued to obey his orders, up to at least 1945.