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base hospital

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noun

  1. a hospital serving a large rural area

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Lawyers for the prisoner, Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi, who is in his 60s, argue that the small base hospital may not be properly equipped for such a delicate surgery, and propose that he be medically evacuated.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2022

A base hospital during the war and later a school for former slaves, it is a solid-looking brick structure with tidy white verandas.

From The Guardian • Jan. 29, 2018

Obama was to be briefed by U.S. commanders in Afghanistan, speak to troops at Bagram and visit injured troops being treated at a base hospital.

From Washington Times • May 25, 2014

After several months and many more operations, the base hospital ran out of the medicine she needed.

From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2010

House asked her to accompany him to the East Area, hoping to take her to the psychiatrist on the air force base hospital.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly