hospitalization

[ hos-pi-tl-uh-zey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act, process, or state of being hospitalized.
2. the period during which a person is hospitalized:

   to extend one's hospitalization.

3. hospitalization insurance.

hospitalization

/ ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or an instance of being hospitalized
2. the duration of a stay in a hospital

Other Words From

• de·hospi·tal·i·zation noun
• rehos·pi·tal·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hospitalization¹

First recorded in 1905–10; hospitalize + -ation

Example Sentences

Sawusch, diagnosed with bipolar disorder, had been experiencing severe episodes of mental illness that had led to his hospitalization and later his arrest.

From Los Angeles Times

Fountain House says its clubhouses save money by avoiding costs for preventable hospitalizations, unemployment and tangles with the justice system that people suffer without such support.

From Los Angeles Times

All the bird flu cases among U.S. farmworkers have presented with conjunctivitis, a cough, a fever, and other flu-like symptoms that resolved without hospitalization.

From Salon

The Boar’s Head outbreak, which began in July, has been linked to 59 hospitalizations and 10 deaths across 19 states.

From Los Angeles Times

A Central California food company has been ordered to cease manufacturing and distributing several products following a listeria outbreak that federal officials say was linked to two deaths and multiple hospitalizations.

From Los Angeles Times

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