hospital
an institution in which sick or injured people are given medical or surgical treatment.
a similar establishment for the care of animals.
a repair shop for specific portable objects: violin hospital;doll hospital.
British. an institution supported by charity or taxes for people in need of care, as a children's home or nursing home.
Origin of hospital
1Other words from hospital
- min·i·hos·pi·tal, noun
- mul·ti·hos·pi·tal, adjective
- post·hos·pi·tal, adjective
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How to use hospital in a sentence
He wears a mask in hospitals, he says, not for himself but for others.
In 160 words, Trump reveals how little he cares about the pandemic | Philip Bump | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostWhen Paul grew ill, Ryan, a hospital social worker, knew something was up.
A Welcome Lifeline | Washington Regional Transplant Community | September 17, 2020 | Washington BladeBy “equal visitation,” the statement was referring to a hospital policy that allows same-sex partners to have the same visitation privileges as legal family members to visit someone in the hospital.
HRC examines hospital policies, impact of COVID on LGBTQ people | Lou Chibbaro Jr. | September 16, 2020 | Washington BladeRecommending against civilians wearing high-quality masks meant more high-quality masks could be sent to hospitals facing a flood of infected patients.
Parsing Trump’s baffling, head-slapping comments on mask-wearing | Philip Bump | September 16, 2020 | Washington PostFederal regulators focus on this statistic to evaluate — and sometimes penalize — transplant programs, giving hospitals across the country a reputational and financial incentive to game it.
ProPublica Investigation on Newark Hospital Transplant Team Wins Deadline Club Award | by ProPublica | September 15, 2020 | ProPublica
At St. Barnabas hospital, Pellerano was listed in stable condition with wounds to his chest and arm.
When the father arrived at the hospital, he was told that Andrew Dossi was in surgery, but the wounds were not life-threatening.
By the time the ambulance arrived, over 10 minutes later, it was too late—Mills died soon after arriving at the hospital.
At Woodhull hospital, the Bed-Stuy ambulance crew kept doing all they could as they wheeled Ramos into the emergency room.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops | Michael Daly | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBoth officers were rushed to Woodhull hospital where they were pronounced dead.
Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish | M.L. Nestel | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn the night of June the 11th a red-hot cannon-ball set fire to one of the barracks which was used as a hospital.
The Red Year | Louis TracyAt the pier at "W" were several big lighters filled with wounded who were about to be towed out to hospital ships.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonOne or two priests of that order live in the hospital, and two others, lay brethren, act as nurses.
The hospital is in charge of a steward appointed by the governor, and is administered by the Order of St. Francis.
Half the army was in hospital from want of proper nourishment and commonsense sanitation.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
British Dictionary definitions for hospital
/ (ˈhɒspɪtəl) /
an institution for the medical, surgical, obstetric, or psychiatric care and treatment of patients
(modifier) having the function of a hospital: a hospital ship
a repair shop for something specified: a dolls' hospital
archaic a charitable home, hospice, or school
Origin of hospital
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