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

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Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Kai was initially taken to the general hospital in Zante after waiting an hour for the ambulance, but had to be flown to the Greek mainland.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

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

But a 2017 study found that, since 1970, beds in places such as general hospital psychiatric wards, private psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment centers have doubled or tripled.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 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