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Hospitalization
01
the act of admitting a patient into a hospital for clinical care, observation, or treatment
What is "hospitalization"?
Hospitalization is the process of taking a person into a hospital for medical care and treatment. During hospitalization, the patient stays in the hospital to receive continuous monitoring, medication, surgeries, or other necessary treatments for their condition. The length of stay can change depending on the seriousness of the illness or injury and the type of care required.
Examples
After the diagnosis, the doctor recommended hospitalization so she could begin intravenous antibiotics.
The ambulance crew arranged for immediate hospitalization when his condition deteriorated in transit.
1.1
a continuous period during which a person remains confined in a hospital as an in‑patient
Examples
Her hospitalization lasted five days while doctors monitored the heart condition and adjusted medications.
During his long hospitalization the hospital social worker coordinated discharge planning and home support.
