hospital

     

A hospital is an institution for health care proviing treatment by specialised staff and equipment, and often but not always providing for longer-term patient stays.

Trivia about hospital

  • (Big white "H" on a blue background)
  • This term for a medical institution is from the Latin for "of the guest"
  • In certain emergencies, we hope to see the sign that will guide you to one of these
  • A Toronto institution is somewhat redundantly named this "for Sick Children"
  • HCA, co-founded by Bill Frist's father, Thomas, stands for this "corporation of America"
  • To make the bed so the sheets stay tucked in, use the tight-fitting triangular fold called this place's corner