hospitals

NOUN

place where ill, injured are treated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clinic emergency room hospice institution nursing home ward

STRONG

infirmary sanatorium sanitarium surgery

WEAK

health service rest home sick bay

Example Sentences

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Hospitals, dentist offices, eldercare facilities and such have created 73% off all new jobs this year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Hospitals are struggling to function normally and schools and government offices are having to close.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Hospitals are also contracting with more pharmacies, which are paid a kickback to dispense medicines.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Hospitals, insurance companies and doctors have been known to prematurely dump patients into hospice for financial reasons, Dorio said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

The Damasios are renowned brain researchers at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City and treat patients with the same kind of frontal lobe damage that afflicted Phineas.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman