Used in a Sentence

hospitalization

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hospitalization.

Editorial note

Illnesses can result in hospitalization and death mainly among high-risk groups (the very young, elderly or chronically ill).

Examples15
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of hospitalization gathered in one view.

noun

The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.

noun

Insurance that pays a patient's expenses.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hospitalization.

noun

The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.

Example sentences

1

Illnesses can result in hospitalization and death mainly among high-risk groups (the very young, elderly or chronically ill).

2

Male patients get often too little or no medical support, while female patients suffer from over medication and forced hospitalization.

3

She found overall hospitalization rates (for accidents, injuries, and mental health diagnoses) dropped in the group who received basic income supplements.

4

The long term effects of certain STD's will require hospitalization, doctor's visits, and medication.

5

But catastrophic insurance will cover prolonged illness and hospitalization, and quite cheaply if you're able to shoulder $5-15,000 of the risk yourself.

6

Most importantly though, a lot of dead bodies pose a public health risk, especially those of older people with a history of hospitalization.

7

I would be very interested to see a comparison of psychiatric hospitalization rates from before and after Snowden's disclosures.

8

Actually there is currently a strong push in many places for involuntary hospitalization.

9

A history of extreme emotional swings and hospitalization for attempting suicide.

10

The most common definition I've seen is bipolar I requires one manic period requiring hospitalization.

11

We nearly left two years ago, after Bram’s first hospitalization.

12

I recently finished a Partial Hospitalization Program that taught techniques to battle distorted/irrational thinking.

Quote examples

1

In this population, the shot can be 50%-60% effective in preventing hospitalization or pneumonia, and 80% effective in preventing death from the flu." Now, that is not a study itself, but a summary of prior studies.

2

"The long term effects of certain STD's will require hospitalization, doctor's visits, and medication." Without a "think of the children" argument, is that necessarily bad, if poor judgment has consequences?

3

"Meanwhile, other countries such as Brazil and Mexico undertook their own independent epidemiological studies which demonstrated that 4 deaths were attributable to vaccine, while it had prevented approximately 80,000 hospitalization and 1300 deaths from diarrhea each year in their countries." 4.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use hospitalization in a sentence?

Illnesses can result in hospitalization and death mainly among high-risk groups (the very young, elderly or chronically ill).

What does hospitalization mean?

The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.

What part of speech is hospitalization?

hospitalization is commonly used as noun.