in the hospital
Admitted as a patient in a hospital.
hospital
UK /ˈhɒs.pɪ.tl̩/ US /ˈhɑs.pɪ.tl̩/
noun 3adj 1name 1
Collocations
22(noun.)
ADJ
community, district, local | NHS, private | day, long-stay | general | children's, maternity, mental, psychiatric, etc. | teaching
VERB + HOSPITAL
go into/to
My grandmother had to go to the hospital after she fell down the stairs last week.
rush sb to, take sb to | admit sb to, readmit sb to | stay in
come out of, leave
My father will leave the hospital next week after his surgery heals properly.
discharge sb from
HOSPITAL + NOUN
doctor, staff | inpatient, outpatient, patient | care, services, treatment | clinic, unit, ward | bed | admission, stay
PREP
at a/the ~
My father spent three weeks at the hospital after his surgery last month.
in (a/the) ~
My sister spent two weeks in the hospital after she broke her leg in a skiing accident.
to (a/the) ~
My sister was admitted to the hospital last week after breaking her arm.
PHRASES
admission to hospital, a stay in hospital
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