Thesaurus results for HOSPITALS

hospitals

noun

plural of hospital

as in infirmaries

a place for the treatment of those who are ill or injured She spent several days in the hospital after the accident.

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Recent Examples of hospitals Military liaison officers were assisting families at hospitals in Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer and Wainwright. — Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 Cerner's technology helps hospitals and healthcare providers manage patient information. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Three additional victims from the same incident arrived at local hospitals later with gunshot wounds. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Saylor Graham, 7, and Becky Drury, a 54-year-old teacher, were injured and taken to local hospitals. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026 Violence at a Halloween corn maze and pumpkin patch near Dixon sent two people to hospitals and resulted in the arrest of a Sacramento man, Solano County sheriff’s deputies told news outlets. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Amid a nationwide nursing shortage, the hospitals are paying overtime to nurses in order to fill shifts, officials said. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 By contrast, the new fabric utilizes the visible white light that's already being used in hospitals. — New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026 Amata positions its facilities as industrial cities that include not just factories, but also living facilities like housing, schools, hospitals and shopping malls. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026

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Polly had spent years moving between workhouses and infirmaries, sometimes returning to her father’s house.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
What's more, some travel insurance companies don’t cover visits to ship infirmaries.

— Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026

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Because clinics don’t all price their procedures the same way, comparing quotes can get complicated.

— Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
These drugs are distinct from the unregulated peptide products sold through wellness clinics and online retailers that market claims around athletic performance, inflammation or general health.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

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