Hospital ::
Hospital (n.) A
building in which the sick,
injured, or
infirm are
received and
treated; a
public or
private institution founded for
reception and cure, or for the
refuge, of
persons diseased in body or mind, or
disabled, infirm, or
dependent, and in which they are
treated either at their own
expense, or more often by
charity in whole or in part; a tent,
building, or other place where the sick or
wounded of an army cared for..