Definitions for HOSPITAL
ˈhɒs pɪ tlHOSPITAL

Princeton's WordNet(3.86 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hospital, infirmary(noun)

   a health facility where patients receive treatment

2. hospital(noun)

   a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care

Wiktionary(3.59 / 17 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hospital(Noun)

   A building designed to diagnose and treat the sick, injured or dying. Usually has a staff of doctors and nurses to aid in the treatment of patients.

   Etymology: From hospital (Modern French hôpital), from hospitalis, from hospes

2. hospital(Noun)

   A building founded for the long term care of its residents, such as an almshouse. The residents may have no physical ailments, but simply need financial support.

   Etymology: From hospital (Modern French hôpital), from hospitalis, from hospes

3. hospital(Noun)

   A place of lodging.

   Etymology: From hospital (Modern French hôpital), from hospitalis, from hospes

4. hospital(Noun)

   The place and state of being hospitalized.

   Luckily an ambulance arrived quickly and he was rushed to hospital.

   Etymology: From hospital (Modern French hôpital), from hospitalis, from hospes

Wikipedia(3.44 / 9 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hospital

   A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency department to treat urgent health problems ranging from fire and accident victims to a sudden illness. A district hospital typically is the major health care facility in its region, with many beds for intensive care and additional beds for patients who need long-term care. Specialized hospitals include trauma centers, rehabilitation hospitals, children's hospitals, seniors' (geriatric) hospitals, and hospitals for dealing with specific medical needs such as psychiatric treatment (see psychiatric hospital) and certain disease categories. Specialized hospitals can help reduce health care costs compared to general hospitals. Hospitals are classified as general, specialty, or government depending on the sources of income received. A teaching hospital combines assistance to people with teaching to medical students and nurses. The medical facility smaller than a hospital is generally called a clinic. Hospitals have a range of departments (e.g. surgery and urgent care) and specialist units such as cardiology. Some hospitals have outpatient departments and some have chronic treatment units. Common support units include a pharmacy, pathology, and radiology. Hospitals are usually funded by the public sector, health organisations (for profit or nonprofit), health insurance companies, or charities, including direct charitable donations. Historically, hospitals were often founded and funded by religious orders, or by charitable individuals and leaders.Currently, hospitals are largely staffed by professional physicians, surgeons, nurses, and allied health practitioners, whereas in the past, this work was usually performed by the members of founding religious orders or by volunteers. However, there are various Catholic religious orders, such as the Alexians and the Bon Secours Sisters that still focus on hospital ministry in the late 1990s, as well as several other Christian denominations, including the Methodists and Lutherans, which run hospitals. In accordance with the original meaning of the word, hospitals were originally "places of hospitality", and this meaning is still preserved in the names of some institutions such as the Royal Hospital Chelsea, established in 1681 as a retirement and nursing home for veteran soldiers.

Webster Dictionary(2.80 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hospital(noun)

   a place for shelter or entertainment; an inn

   Etymology: [OF. hospital, ospital, F. hpital, LL. hospitale (or perh. E. hospital is directly from the Late Latin), from L. hospitalis relating to a guest, hospitalia apartments for guests, fr. hospes guest. See Host a landlord, and cf. Hostel, Hotel, Spital.]

2. Hospital(noun)

   a building in which the sick, injured, or infirm are received and treated; a public or private institution founded for reception and cure, or for the refuge, of persons diseased in body or mind, or disabled, infirm, or dependent, and in which they are treated either at their own expense, or more often by charity in whole or in part; a tent, building, or other place where the sick or wounded of an army cared for

   Etymology: [OF. hospital, ospital, F. hpital, LL. hospitale (or perh. E. hospital is directly from the Late Latin), from L. hospitalis relating to a guest, hospitalia apartments for guests, fr. hospes guest. See Host a landlord, and cf. Hostel, Hotel, Spital.]

3. Hospital(adj)

   hospitable

   Etymology: [OF. hospital, ospital, F. hpital, LL. hospitale (or perh. E. hospital is directly from the Late Latin), from L. hospitalis relating to a guest, hospitalia apartments for guests, fr. hospes guest. See Host a landlord, and cf. Hostel, Hotel, Spital.]

Freebase(2.43 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hospital

   A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals are usually funded by the public sector, by health organizations, health insurance companies, or charities, including direct charitable donations. Historically, hospitals were often founded and funded by religious orders or charitable individuals and leaders. Today, hospitals are largely staffed by professional physicians, surgeons, and nurses, whereas in the past, this work was usually performed by the founding religious orders or by volunteers. However, there are various Catholic religious orders, such as the Alexians and the Bon Secours Sisters, which still focus on hospital ministry today. In accord with the original meaning of the word, hospitals were originally "places of hospitality", and this meaning is still preserved in the names of some institutions such as the Royal Hospital Chelsea, established in 1681 as a retirement and nursing home for veteran soldiers.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hospital

   hos-′pit-al, n. a building for the reception and treatment of the old, the sick, and hurt, &c., or for the support and education of the young.—n. Hos′pitaller, one of a charitable brotherhood for the care of the sick in hospitals: one of an order of knights, commonly called Knights of St John (otherwise called Knights of Rhodes, and afterwards of Malta), who about 1048 built a hospital for the care and cure of pilgrims at Jerusalem.—Hospital Saturday, or Sunday, days set apart for the collection of funds on behalf of hospitals.—Convalescent hospital, one intermediate between the ordinary hospital and the patient's own home; Cottage hospital, a small establishment where hospital treatment is carried on at little expense and with simple arrangements; Lock hospital, one for the treatment of venereal diseases; Magdalen hospital, an institution for the reclamation of fallen women; Marine, or Naval, hospital, a special hospital for sick sailors, or for men in the naval service; Maternity hospital, one for women in labour. [O. Fr. hospital—Low L. hospitale—hospes, a guest.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(4.37 / 8 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hospital

   A medical treatment facility capable of providing inpatient care. It is appropriately staffed and equipped to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services, as well as the necessary supporting services required to perform its assigned mission and functions. A hospital may, in addition, discharge the functions of a clinic.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hospital

   A place appointed for the reception of sick and wounded men, with a regular medical establishment. (See NAVAL HOSPITALS.)

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. hospital

   A place appointed for the sick and wounded men, provided with physicians, surgeons, nurses, servants, medicines, beds, etc.

Suggested Resources(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hospital

   The hospital symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the hospital symbol and its characteristic.

Etymology and Origins(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hospital

   See “Hospice.”

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'HOSPITAL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #647

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'HOSPITAL' in Written Corpus Frequency: #833

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'HOSPITAL' in Nouns Frequency: #213

How to pronounce HOSPITAL?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say HOSPITAL in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of HOSPITAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of HOSPITAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of HOSPITAL in a Sentence

1. Ronald Grifka:

   We were glad Ivan could benefit from this procedure at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Technology is continuing to evolve to give us greater options that reduce the need for surgical procedures and minimize risk of complications, our emphasis is always on ensuring our patients have access to the most advance treatments available. We’re pleased to be able to add this device to the array of options we’re able to work with to best meet the needs of patients like Ivan safely and effectively.

2. Mayor Mike Duggan:

   Every doctor in every hospital in this state understands ... that if you schedule an MRI for a rehab case for somebody who fell off a ladder and has Blue Cross, you get paid a certain amount, if that person got hurt in a car accident, you get reimbursed triple.

3. Deven Choksey:

   At a high level, this entire excitement into the hospital care segment is largely after the government's plan ... corporate hospitals are likely to expand into rural areas.

4. Shin So-young:

   There is a tendency to be hush hush too much, which is creating fear and making people nervous about going to a hospital where there was a case.

5. Kathy Campbell:

   Most of the time, it does not seem to be something that starts in utero or before the baby is born because the children are usually born healthy, they go home from the hospital in a reasonable time, they’re eating well, they’re gaining weight.

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