hospitalize
verb (used with object)
to place in a hospital for medical care or observation.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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DKA has been hospitalizing and killing more diabetics in recent years.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2022