hospitalize
Send for treatment
To hospitalize someone is to admit them to a hospital for medical treatment: She was hospitalized after the accident.
The word implies a stay of some duration, not just an emergency room visit.
In British English, the spelling is hospitalise.
Healthcare provider, bedside
- bedsideNear the mattress
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- comfortEase or soothing relief
attentive · empathy · overnight · visitor · family · support · chaplain · rounds
Admitted overnight patient
- wardProtected person; division
- admissionEntry or confession
- bedFurniture for slumber
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
registration · check-in · transfer · discharge · unit · occupancy · chart · admittance
Emergency medical transport
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- ERAcute care department
- sirenWailing alert device
resuscitation · stretcher · medevac · defibrillator · casualty · stabilize · life-flight · CPR
Invasive medical procedure
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- dialysisMechanical blood filtration
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
antibiotics · anesthesia · IV · transfusion · ventilator · prescription · regimen · intervention
Bind to a course
- involuntaryNot under conscious control
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- holdMaintain in grasp
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
stabilization · crisis · competency · voluntary · seclusion
Identification of illness
- conditionState or stipulation
- symptomsIndicators of disease
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
acute · chronic · complication · deterioration · fever · critical · stable · prognosis
Regain strength after sickness
- rehabilitateReturn to good condition
- recuperationGradual return to health
- physiotherapyTreatment restoring bodily function
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
healing · therapy · regain · strength · improvement · wellness · follow-up · outpatient
nurse
Healthcare provider, bedside
- bedsideNear the mattress
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- compassionConcern for others' distress
comfort · attentive · empathy · overnight · visitor · family · support · chaplain · rounds · orderly
inpatient
Admitted overnight patient
triage · registration · check-in · transfer · discharge · unit · occupancy · chart · admittance · patient
ambulance
Emergency medical transport
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- ERAcute care department
siren · resuscitation · stretcher · medevac · defibrillator · casualty · stabilize · life-flight · CPR · intubation
surgery
Invasive medical procedure
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- dialysisMechanical blood filtration
radiation · antibiotics · anesthesia · IV · transfusion · ventilator · prescription · regimen · intervention · operation
commit
Bind to a course
- involuntaryNot under conscious control
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- holdMaintain in grasp
evaluation · stabilization · crisis · competency · voluntary · seclusion
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- conditionState or stipulation
- symptomsIndicators of disease
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
disease · acute · chronic · complication · deterioration · fever · critical · stable · prognosis · relapse
convalesce
Regain strength after sickness
- rehabilitateReturn to good condition
- recuperationGradual return to health
- physiotherapyTreatment restoring bodily function
discharge · healing · therapy · regain · strength · improvement · wellness · follow-up · outpatient · mobilization
- southern hospitalityRegional tradition of warmth
- hospitality industryBusinesses serving guests' comfort
- hospitality workerTourism industry employee
- Irish hospitalityLegendary welcome from Ireland
- Texas hospitalityGenerous welcome, Texan style
- hospitality suiteVenue for hosting visitors
hospitality, hospitalized, hospitalization, hospitalised, hospitalizes, hospitalises, hospitalise, hospitalizing, hospitalising