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
Cleveland Clinic has over 50 locations in Florida, including hospitals, outpatient and urgent care clinics and specialty care facilities.
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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Three people — a 32-year-old, a 50-year-old and a 36-year-old — were taken to hospitals for non-fatal injuries.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
In the six months since the bill’s last debate in parliament, more than 120,000 young adults have started smoking, claimed the letter, signed by the leaders of major hospitals, cancer charities, and branches of the National Health Service (NHS).
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
The clinic was dirtier than any of the animal hospitals that Strickland had worked in, with swarms of cockroaches hiding between the metal cages.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
MaineHealth, a nonprofit system that includes hospitals, health care facilities and clinics in Maine and New Hampshire, sent letters to 531 patients, expressing condolences that included information on how next of kin could resolve their estates.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Two girls were injured after falling off a Ferris wheel at an annual festival in Louisiana and rushed to hospitals, according to reports.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Three of four occupants were transported to area hospitals, Boles said.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
One of its cofounders, Vanderbilt psychiatrist David Barton, felt the hospitals could be institutionally apathetic toward terminally ill patients.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Nov. 2025
Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Three people — a 32-year-old, a 50-year-old and a 36-year-old — were taken to hospitals for non-fatal injuries.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
In the six months since the bill’s last debate in parliament, more than 120,000 young adults have started smoking, claimed the letter, signed by the leaders of major hospitals, cancer charities, and branches of the National Health Service (NHS).
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
The clinic was dirtier than any of the animal hospitals that Strickland had worked in, with swarms of cockroaches hiding between the metal cages.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
MaineHealth, a nonprofit system that includes hospitals, health care facilities and clinics in Maine and New Hampshire, sent letters to 531 patients, expressing condolences that included information on how next of kin could resolve their estates.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Two girls were injured after falling off a Ferris wheel at an annual festival in Louisiana and rushed to hospitals, according to reports.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Three of four occupants were transported to area hospitals, Boles said.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
One of its cofounders, Vanderbilt psychiatrist David Barton, felt the hospitals could be institutionally apathetic toward terminally ill patients.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitals
clinics
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Authorities are now hoping to cut down on smoking everywhere across the archipelago, with plans to set up anti-smoking clinics that will offer medication to help people quit tobacco products.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Researchers reviewed the regulatory policies on IV hydration spas in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, along with the claims, staffing, and services of five clinics in each state.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Hospitals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitals. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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