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hospital

Krankenhaus

Definitionen

Englisch > Deutsch
hospital
1. Substantiv:
2. [1] Krankenhaus
3. [2] britisch: eine Institution, die Hilfsbedürftige aufnimmt und beherbergt. Die Finanzierung erfolgt über Spenden oder Steuern
[1] "Federal health officials have offered repeated assurances that most American hospitals can safely treat Ebola, but Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, which had years of preparation for just such a crisis, found out how hard that is while it cared for three Ebola patients."
Englisch > Englisch
hospital
1. subst. A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical and/or surgical treatment.
Luckily an ambulance arrived quickly and he was rushed to hospital. (UK)
Luckily an ambulance arrived quickly and he was rushed to the hospital. (US)
2. subst. A building founded for the long-term care of its residents, such as an almshouse. The residents may have no physical ailments, but simply need financial support.
3. subst. (obsolete) A place of lodging.
4. adj. (obsolete) Hospitable.
Deutsch > Englisch
Krankenhaus
1. subst. hospital