hospitalization
Americannoun
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the act, process, or state of being hospitalized.
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the period during which a person is hospitalized.
to extend one's hospitalization.
noun
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the act or an instance of being hospitalized
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the duration of a stay in a hospital
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Etymology
Origin of hospitalization
First recorded in 1905–10; hospitalize + -ation
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His continued hospitalization could also complicate efforts to move defense funding and other legislation through the Senate Appropriations Committee, where his absence can leave Republicans and Democrats evenly split.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
They also need to be able to pause their work when an emergency arises, like a hospitalization or a paid caregiver not showing up.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
The senator has now been out of public view for more than two weeks, with limited official updates beyond the initial hospitalization notice and brief reassurances from his office.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
On the third day of hospitalization, the man became comatose and was intubated, the report stated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
She had seen the hospitalization records, the police reports, the statement from Joaquin’s adoptive family, the Buchanans.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
As of Thursday, that outbreak had led to 1,251 cases and 44 reports of hospitalizations in the state.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
One lesson of the pandemic was that hotels and motels mobilized to house the unsheltered were successful in bringing people indoors who were otherwise reluctant to stay in congregate shelters or withstand involuntary hospitalizations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
After three years, participants taking GLP-1 drugs experienced a 30% reduction in emergency department visits, a 25% reduction in hospitalizations, a 40% reduction in overdoses, and a 50% reduction in drug-related deaths.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026
Cooling towers were also the culprit in a large Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City last year, which was linked to 114 cases, 90 hospitalizations and seven deaths.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Local police acknowledged that no significant level of violence was associated with crack in Seattle and that other drugs were causing more hospitalizations, but steadfastly maintained that their deployment decisions were nondiscriminatory.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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