hospital care
5
2.1
- noun
- /ˈhɑːspɪtl kɛr/
- Specialized
:
atención hospitalaria
- The hospital care provided during her surgery was exceptional.
- post-hospital care
- inpatient hospital care
- hospital care costs
Examples
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The Social Security Act's maternal and child health program also paid for some hospital care.
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Only patients who required hospital care were admitted; patients with milder infections were cared for at home.
Academic text (2012) -
The money for your hospital care.
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Your son needs hospital care.
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As care of patients could last well over a month, hospital care was considered essential.
Academic text (2016) -
Many of these related to hospital care and treatment, some to care homes, but few to home care.
Academic text (2009) -
Before the hospital was constructed, Japanese workers had to travel to Vancouver or New Westminster for hospital care.
Academic text (2016) -
At that time, the network of services consisted of ambulatory and hospital care.
Academic text (2007) -
With regard to hospital care, AT wards still exist in both general and mental hospitals.
Academic text (2007) -
The bill provided hospital care, loans, job counseling, unemployment allowances, and educational benefits for able-bodied veterans.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Looking after something to keep it in good condition
924
1.8
Services that help people stay well or get better
319
2.3
Medical services that help prevent and treat physical and mental illness
155
2.5
Help from doctors and nurses for illness or injury
How Intensive
- Specialized
50
3.0
- Specialized
5
2.1
- Specialized
41
4.1
- Specialized
11
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'medical care and treatment provided during a stay in a hospital' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'hospital' (a medical facility) with 'care' (treatment or supervision). This straightforward noun+noun composition follows common cross-linguistic patterns and would be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Hospital care paints a clear picture: a patient stays in a hospital while nurses and doctors give care, like help, medicine and regular checks. That's why it means 'medical care and treatment provided to a patient during a stay in a hospital'.