hospital
noun
Examples of hospital in a Sentence
Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
The driver of the Ford, a 17-year-old boy from El Dorado, was injured and taken to a local hospital.
—Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 16 Apr. 2024
People with eating disorders are more likely to attempt suicide, and during COVID-19, emergency room visits and inpatient admissions for eating disorders at pediatric hospitals skyrocketed, particularly for young women.
—Cole Kazdin, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
That officer loaded Lott into his vehicle and took him to the hospital, Garrett told jurors.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2024
Three of the men on the corner were shot in the leg, and one, who died from his injuries at a local hospital, was shot in the chest, according to Gurley.
—Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
In the mid-to-late 20th century, America closed most of the country's mental hospitals.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
Those unfavorable effects refer to the February 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare, which shut down operations at hospitals and pharmacies for more than a week.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024
The health system's specific timeline for that demolition, as well as construction of the hospital expansion, was not immediately available Tuesday.
—Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
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hospital
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Middle English hospital "a stopping place for travelers, a place that cares for people too old, sick, or poor to care for themselves," from early French hospital (same meaning), derived from Latin hospitale "hospice, guest house," from hospitalis "of a guest," from hospit-, hospes "host, stranger, guest," from hostis "stranger, enemy" — related to hospitality, host entry 1, host entry 2, hostile, hotel
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hospital
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