What exactly does "Hospital Grade" mean?


I plan on changing my outlets since it seems like a cheap enough tweak and most here on the forum agree that it makes a difference. But what actually IS the physical difference between hospital grade and non-hospital grade outlets?
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Mapleleafs3 and Jea48

It should be noted that a loose electrical contact can and will heat up. This is where the fire hazard exists. The extra resistance will create hotter temperatures. They will also spark.

So, no loose contacts so that sensitive equipment does not loose power (so many busy feet in a hospital) but also to avoid hotter than normal temperatures at the plug and in the receptacle.