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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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Her friends called an ambulance and she was subsequently taken to Skegness and district general hospital before being moved to Pilgrim Hospital Boston for scans to assess the damage.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

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

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

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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