hospital

Plural

hospitals

1. 1.A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical or surgical treatment.

   • Luckily an ambulance arrived quickly and he was rushed to hospital.
   • Luckily an ambulance arrived quickly and he was rushed to the hospital.
   • This section of the Act gives the court powers to assess whether treatment is going to be beneficial and hence whether hospital is a suitable disposal option.

2. 2.A building founded for the long-term care of its residents, such as an almshouse.

   • The foundling hospital took in abandoned children and educated them.

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