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general hospital

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noun

  1. a hospital not specializing in the treatment of particular illnesses or of patients of a particular sex or age group

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Later that month, her father became very unwell and was transferred to a general hospital with low oxygen levels.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

In Greece’s northeast, a major fire in the Alexandroupolis area that forced numerous evacuations, including of the city’s general hospital, was burning for a sixth day with few signs of abating.

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2023

Two days earlier, Madera County’s only general hospital had shut its doors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2023

An autistic girl aged 16 spent nearly seven months in a busy general hospital due to a lack of suitable children's mental health services in England.

From BBC • May 10, 2023

PIH brought in engineering teams to stabilize the capital’s badly damaged general hospital, restoring its water and electricity; when medical supplies were trucked in, twelve operating rooms were quickly up and running.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French