in hospital
Receiving medical treatment
In hospital is the British way of saying what Americans would call "in the hospital"—receiving medical care as an inpatient: She's been in hospital for a week.
The British construction treats hospital like other institutions that don't require an article: in school, in prison, in church.
- bedsideNear the mattress
- bedside mannerPhysician's interpersonal approach
- admissionEntry or confession
- visitationOfficial or formal visit
- wardProtected person; division
doctor · operating room · diagnosis · blood pressure · consent · nurse · night shift · surgery · pharmacist · morgue · rehabilitation · treatment · emergency department · isolation · inpatient · anxiety · medical bills · discharge
medical care location
in hospitaldischarged
Officially let go
at home · released · sent home · outpatient · back home
health status
in hospitalhealthy
In good physical condition
well · recovered · fit · hale and hearty · fighting fit