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
Many of these hospitals and clinics became the target of protests or bomb threats.
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Jacob Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Winter months saw fewer than six (but more than zero) heat patients at Arizona hospitals.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Holtz and other South Florida hospitals have long used therapy dogs to provide patients with emotional support, either by hiring handlers to bring in the furry companions or by having their own in-house therapy dogs to make more frequent rounds.
—Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
News outlets have reported disruptions to banking services, hospitals, businesses, government offices, news organizations, education, airports, and visa issuances in a country of roughly 43 million people.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Deinstitutionalization was driven by many forces, including survivors’ accounts ofelectric shock therapy and other abuses in state mental hospitals.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Three people were removed from the building right away and taken to two local hospitals, the city's statement continued.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Other laws included policies barring ICE from accessing schools and hospitals without a judicial warrant and requiring schools, colleges, and universities to alert parents when ICE is on campus.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
When vaccines became available, tribes became national public health leaders by testing and vaccinating their own members and opening their clinics and hospitals to the general public.
—Suzette Brewer, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
Jacob Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Winter months saw fewer than six (but more than zero) heat patients at Arizona hospitals.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Holtz and other South Florida hospitals have long used therapy dogs to provide patients with emotional support, either by hiring handlers to bring in the furry companions or by having their own in-house therapy dogs to make more frequent rounds.
—Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
News outlets have reported disruptions to banking services, hospitals, businesses, government offices, news organizations, education, airports, and visa issuances in a country of roughly 43 million people.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Deinstitutionalization was driven by many forces, including survivors’ accounts ofelectric shock therapy and other abuses in state mental hospitals.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Three people were removed from the building right away and taken to two local hospitals, the city's statement continued.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Other laws included policies barring ICE from accessing schools and hospitals without a judicial warrant and requiring schools, colleges, and universities to alert parents when ICE is on campus.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
When vaccines became available, tribes became national public health leaders by testing and vaccinating their own members and opening their clinics and hospitals to the general public.
—Suzette Brewer, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitals
clinics
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The change affects UnitedHealthcare members enrolled in a commercial plan, Medicare Advantage plan or Medicaid who receive care at Ascension Wisconsin hospitals, clinics or other locations, as well as associated practices of Ascension Medical Group.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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People who run hospitals, who run clinics are saying there is a tsunami coming to this state, this nation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Hospitals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitals. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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