HOSPITAL


Meaning of HOSPITAL in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ community , district ( esp. BrE ), local

▪ NHS ( in the UK ), private , public , state

▪ day , long-stay ( BrE )

▪ general

▪ children's , maternity , mental , psychiatric , etc.

▪ teaching , university

▪ field , military

VERB + HOSPITAL

▪ go into , go to

He had to go to ~ for treatment. ( BrE )

He had to go to the ~ for treatment. ( AmE )

▪ rush sb to , take sb to

She was rushed to ~. ( BrE )

She was rushed to the ~. ( AmE )

▪ admit sb to , readmit sb to

He has been readmitted to ~. ( BrE )

He has been readmitted to the ~. ( AmE )

▪ stay in

How long will I have to stay in ~? ( BrE )

How long will I have to stay in the ~? ( AmE )

▪ come out of , leave

She came out of ~ this morning. ( BrE )

She came out of the ~ this morning. ( AmE )

▪ discharge sb from

HOSPITAL + NOUN

▪ administrator , doctor , staff , worker

▪ inpatient , outpatient , patient

▪ care , services , treatment

▪ clinic , unit , ward

▪ bed , room

▪ admission , stay

▪ records

▪ system

PREPOSITION

▪ at a/the ~

She works at the John Radcliffe Hospital.

▪ in (a/the) ~

He is in ~ recovering from surgery. ( BrE )

He is in the ~ recovering from surgery. ( AmE )

I used to work as a cleaner in a ~.

▪ to (a/the) ~

He was taken to ~ as a precaution. ( BrE )

He was taken to the ~ as a precaution. ( AmE )

We went to the ~ to visit my grandmother.

PHRASES

▪ admission to ~ ( BrE ), admission to the ~ ( AmE )

▪ a stay in ~ ( BrE ), a stay in the ~ ( AmE )

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