sanatoriums

noun

variants or sanatoria or sanitariums or sanitaria also sanitoriums or sanitoria
plural of sanatorium
as in hospitals

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  1. hospitals
  2. hospices
  3. infirmaries
  4. clinics
Noun
  • 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
Definition of hospitals
Noun
  • Within a few years, Los Angeles County had more hospices than a dozen other states combined.
    — Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Studies have concluded that even as for-profit hospices have expanded, the industry has saved Medicare money by offsetting other expensive care.
    — Laurie Udesky, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of hospices
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
Definition of infirmaries
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
Definition of clinics
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