as in infirmaries
a place for the treatment of those who are ill or injured
She spent several days in the hospital after the accident.
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Recent Examples of hospitals
Cortiz said eight hospitals in Caracas have been forced to close, and the remaining hospitals are overwhelmed with patients and lack basic cleaning supplies such as bleach and disinfectant.
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Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
From Chile, a cousin of Daniel Alejandro Núñez Ramírez, 28, who’s also missing, said that his mother was told he had been found alive in the rubble and had been taken out but that so far the family hasn’t found him in any of the hospitals.
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Carmen Sesin,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
The victims were taken to area hospitals.
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Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
The researchers tracked 30-day mortality following common surgeries, and compared mortality rates for hospitals acquired, versus not acquired, by private equity firms.
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Peter Ubel,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The vehicle’s two occupants were transported by ambulance to area hospitals for evaluation of minor injuries, police said.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Even the hard-line Ecologists party is coming around to the fact that AC is now a necessity, with the party’s head, Marine Tondelier, saying hospitals and schools should be equipped with cooling systems.
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Jessica Roy,
Curbed,
29 June 2026
City Hall said two temporary storage units, with 20 places each, were installed for municipal mortuaries and that city hospitals provided another 50 additional places.
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John Leicester,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
And requests for connections are coming in from a range of businesses and public services, including commercial landlords, department stores, entertainment venues and hospitals.
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Francois De Beaupuy,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
From Chile, a cousin of Daniel Alejandro Núñez Ramírez, 28, who’s also missing, said that his mother was told he had been found alive in the rubble and had been taken out but that so far the family hasn’t found him in any of the hospitals.
—
Carmen Sesin,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
The victims were taken to area hospitals.
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Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
The researchers tracked 30-day mortality following common surgeries, and compared mortality rates for hospitals acquired, versus not acquired, by private equity firms.
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Peter Ubel,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The vehicle’s two occupants were transported by ambulance to area hospitals for evaluation of minor injuries, police said.
—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Even the hard-line Ecologists party is coming around to the fact that AC is now a necessity, with the party’s head, Marine Tondelier, saying hospitals and schools should be equipped with cooling systems.
—
Jessica Roy,
Curbed,
29 June 2026
City Hall said two temporary storage units, with 20 places each, were installed for municipal mortuaries and that city hospitals provided another 50 additional places.
—
John Leicester,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
And requests for connections are coming in from a range of businesses and public services, including commercial landlords, department stores, entertainment venues and hospitals.
—
Francois De Beaupuy,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitals
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What's more, some travel insurance companies don’t cover visits to ship infirmaries.
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Nor are they provided with their own sets of keys to access infirmaries, clinics, housing units and psych wards.
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Nicklaus Children’s also offers post-fracture follow-up with an orthopedic specialist in one of its many locations, including orthopedic clinics, pediatric urgent care facilities, and emergency rooms throughout Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, within just two days.
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The shutdown remained in effect Monday, and impacted some of the clinics that remained open.
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