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general hospital

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Powys does not have a general hospital, but it does have beds in eight community hospitals.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Iwansyah, head of the Kubu Raya regency's health agency, is responsible for the welfare of some 700,000 people spread over 123 villages, served by one general hospital and 21 clinics.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Dr Girling qualified as a doctor in 2017 and in March 2022 was employed as a locum doctor in the emergency department at Belford Hospital - a general hospital within the NHS Highland catchment.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2024

After the financial collapse of Madera County’s only general hospital, residents are left with slim options for care.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 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

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