hospital
noun
ˈhɒspɪtl 
ˈhɑːspɪtl a large building where people who are ill/sick or injured are given medical treatment and care
: (British English) He had to go to hospital for treatment. (North American English) He had to go to the hospital for treatment.to be admitted to (the) hospitalto be discharged from (the) hospitalThe injured were rushed to (the) hospital in an ambulance.He died in (the) hospital.I'm going to the hospital to visit my brother.a psychiatric/mental hospitalhospital doctors/nurses/staffThere is an urgent need for more hospital beds. see also cottage hospital
Usage note: hospitalIn British English you say to hospital or in hospital when you talk about somebody being there as a patient: I had to go to hospital. ◇ She spent two weeks in hospital.In North American English you need to use the: I had to go to the hospital. ◇ She spent two weeks in the hospital.