nonhospital

adjective

non·​hos·​pi·​tal ˌnän-ˈhä-(ˌ)spi-tᵊl 

: not relating to, associated with, or occurring within a hospital

nonhospital clinics

nonhospital care

Examples of nonhospital in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Police and EMTs responding to mental health emergencies can assess only physical health and public safety needs, whereas a social worker can assess mental health needs and determine whether a person can be better treated on site or in a nonhospital setting, Herman said. —Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 23 July 2021

Birth centers are nonhospital settings where women can receive prenatal care, deliver babies and convalesce postpartum. —Anastasia Boden, WSJ, 5 Feb. 2023

People use individual health savings accounts, known as Medisave, to pay for nonhospital care. —Elise Amez-Droz and Phillip Phan, STAT, 6 Oct. 2022

This change mainly affects UnitedHealthcare members who want to travel to residential treatment facilities, rehabilitation clinics and other nonhospital healthcare providers. —Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonhospital

• noncommittal
• prehospital
• acquittal
• belittle
• committal
• hospital
• submittal
• transmittal
• brittle
• kittel
• kittle
• little

Medical Definition

nonhospital

adjective

non·​hos·​pi·​tal -ˈhäs-ˌpit-ᵊl 

: not relating to, associated with, or occurring within a hospital

nonhospital clinics