abbreviation for health maintenance organization: a group that provides healthcare to people who pay to join it

For a monthly flat fee, paid by the consumer or employer, HMOs provide a specified list of medical services both in and outside the hospital. 个人或雇主每月交纳固定费用，卫生维护组织向其提供医院内外的一系列特定的医疗服务。

abbreviation for house in multiple occupation: a house shared by several people who are not all from the same family

Today, the once-grand streets are characterized by decaying HMOs, sorely in need not just of redecoration but more fundamental repair. 如今，在曾经富丽堂皇的街道上，破烂的合租房却成了其最大特征，这些房子亟需的不仅是简单的再装修，而是根本性的修建。