hospital
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noun, often attributive \ˈhäs-(ˌ)pi-təl\Definition of HOSPITAL
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hos·pi·tal
noun , often attrib \ˈhäs-ˌpit-əl\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of HOSPITAL
hospital
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Institution for diagnosing and treating the sick or injured, housing them during treatment, examining patients, and managing childbirth. Outpatients, who can leave after treatment, come in for emergency care or are referred for services not available in a private doctor's office. Hospitals may be public (government-owned) or private (profit-making or not-for-profit); in most nations except the U.S., most are public. They may also be general, accepting all types of medical or surgical cases, or special (e.g., children's hospitals, mental hospitals), limiting service to a single type of patient or illness. However, general hospitals usually also have specialized departments, and special hospitals tend to become affiliated with general hospitals.
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