- a large building where people who are ill or injured are given medical treatment and care
- to/into (the) hospital (British English) He had to go to/into hospital for treatment.
- (North American English) He had to go to/into the hospital for treatment.
- I'm going to the hospital to visit my brother.
- to be admitted to/into (the) hospital
- Arrangements have been made for his admission to (the) hospital.
- He's been taken to (the) hospital for tests.
- The injured were rushed to (the) hospital in an ambulance.
- to leave (the) hospital
- to be discharged/released from (the) hospital
- to visit a hospital
- in (the) hospital He died in hospital.
- He was treated in the hospital for burns.
- I spent four days in hospital.
- I was in the hospital for four days.
- in a hospital She works in a hospital in New York.
- out of (the) hospital She came out of the hospital this morning.
- at a hospital Doctors at the hospital decided to keep her in overnight.
- a private/local hospital
- a psychiatric/maternity hospital
- a children's hospital
- The procedure requires a two-to-three-night hospital stay.
- There is an urgent need for more hospital beds.
- hospital admissions
- hospital staff
- a hospital ward/room
- hospital treatment/care
British/American hospitalhospitalsee also community hospital, cottage hospital, teaching hospital- In British English you say to hospital or in hospital when you talk about somebody being there as a patient:
- I had to go to hospital.
- She spent two weeks in hospital
- In North American English you need to use the:
- I had to go to the hospital.
- She spent two weeks in the hospital.
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsa1, Healthcarea1- He has been readmitted to hospital.
- He is in hospital recovering from a heart operation.
- He was taken to hospital as a precaution.
- He's had to go into hospital rather suddenly.
- How long will I have to stay in hospital?
- I used to work as a cleaner in a hospital.
- She works at the John Radcliffe Hospital.
- We went to the hospital to visit my gran.
- He was admitted to hospital complaining of chest pains.
- She was discharged from hospital and allowed to go home.
- There is a shortage of hospital beds.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- community
- district
- local
- …
- go into
- go to
- rush somebody to
- …
- administrator
- doctor
- staff
- …
- at a/the hospital
- in (a/the) hospital
- to (a/the) hospital
- …
- admission to hospital
- admission to the hospital
- a stay in hospital
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (originally meaning a hospice run by the Knights Hospitallers in the 11th century): via Old French from medieval Latin hospitale, neuter of Latin hospitalis ‘hospitable’, from hospes, hospit- ‘host, guest’.Want to learn more?
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