hospitals

plural of hospital
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 The department aims to extend Maternal Life360 to hospitals in more regions in the state, Lesnick said. Jada Robison, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026 Staff quit without notice – presumably for better pay or shorter shifts at nursing homes and hospitals. Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026 Because of the injuries, Dowdell spent over two months in hospitals. Connor Riley, AJC.com, 7 Sep. 2026 Redding contacted authorities the next day and detectives determined her children were not in any area hospitals or with DFCS, according to the arrest warrant. Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026 Then they got hired in hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities in Florida and across the country. Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026 Local officials said the scene on the ground was chaotic, with multiple people taken to area hospitals. Chandelis Duster, NPR, 6 Sep. 2026 The Connecticut Hospital Association said that hospitals are complying with the law. Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026 The owners of Weiss and West Suburban have been fighting one another in court for months over the hospitals’ futures. Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
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Noun
  • Polly had spent years moving between workhouses and infirmaries, sometimes returning to her father’s house.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • What's more, some travel insurance companies don’t cover visits to ship infirmaries.
    Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Under the contract that expired June 30, UCLA had been providing specialty care to 9,000 medically frail patients from Health Care LA, an association of nonprofit clinics that serve patients covered by Medi-Cal, the state program for the poor.
    Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Daily happenings include golf at nearby Ko Olina Golf Club, group sunrise yoga, tennis clinics, pickleball workshops, resin surfboard painting, and stargazing.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Hospitals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hospitals. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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