A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ICU

Wed, 27 Dec '23
Hosp. area
Sun, 24 Sep '23
Hosp. section
Thu, 18 May '23
Critical hospital dept.
Thu, 15 Dec '22
Post-op stop
Tue, 25 Oct '22
Post-O.R. locale
Sun, 18 Sep '22
Hosp. area
Sun, 29 May '22
IV site, for short
Mon, 18 Apr '22
Post-O.R. stop
Thu, 25 Nov '21
Location for round-the-clock monitoring, in brief
Sat, 3 Jul '21
Where cc's are seen
Thu, 20 May '21
Post-op stop
Sun, 2 May '21
Post-O.R. destination, often
Sat, 1 May '21
Frequent setting on "Chicago Med"
Sat, 20 Mar '21
Critical area, for short