an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment.

a similar establishment for the care of animals.

a repair shop for specific portable objects

violin hospital; doll hospital.

British . an institution supported by charity or taxes for the care of the needy, as an orphanage or old people's home.

noun

clinic , emergency room , health service , hospice , infirmary , institution , nursing home , rest home , sanatorium , sanitarium , sick bay * , surgery , ward , asylum , shelter , dispensary , hospitalism , lazaretto , retreat , sanitarium. associatedwords: nosocomial