as in infirmary
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 hospital
Companies like Cerner, which digitize health records so every doctor and hospital has easy access to patient charts, have become a major part of the system.
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Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026
He was transported to the hospital in stable condition while 70 firefighters worked to extinguish the stubborn fire.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
In other states, uninsured patients often delay care or receive it at hospital emergency rooms or community clinics.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
The huge number of people injured in the tragedy has overwhelmed the local medical system in the Valais canton, with patients being transported to hospitals across the country and abroad.
—Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
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Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026
He was transported to the hospital in stable condition while 70 firefighters worked to extinguish the stubborn fire.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
In other states, uninsured patients often delay care or receive it at hospital emergency rooms or community clinics.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
The huge number of people injured in the tragedy has overwhelmed the local medical system in the Valais canton, with patients being transported to hospitals across the country and abroad.
—Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospital
Noun
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Fred Singleton passed away Monday at the Kirkland Correctional Institution’s infirmary, the South Carolina Department of Corrections announced on Friday.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Despite that, he was not taken to the jail’s infirmary.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The health beat takes her inside operating rooms, laboratories and clinics to tell the story of health care from a human perspective.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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At the Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County’s mobile syringe clinic, a single lamp shines a bright circle over folding tables stacked with boxes of soap, toothpaste, electrolytes, syringes, condoms and Narcan — a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses.—
Albert Chern,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Hospital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospital. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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