Dr. Herbert Bock
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Dec 14, 2012 · Here is a summary: He was born in a hospital. (Rather than at home or anywhere else.) He was born in the hospital. (The only hospital around, the one we all think of when we talk about the hospital, the only one in town, the one everyone goes to.) I work at the hospital. (I work at the hospital that we're all familiar with.) I work at a hospital.
Jun 16, 2007 · So -. Auntie Joan in Australia who we've never visited has gone to hospital with apendicitis. Here, in my usage, "the" could not be added. "I've gone to the hospital with a broken nose" or "I've gone to hospital with a broken nose". For me both could be said but the nuance slightly different. In the first case we are talking about the one and ...
Aug 4, 2009 · Aug 4, 2009. #2. The first is somewhat of a set phrase and means much the same as "go to a hospital", in other words, no particular hospital, but the subject requires hospitalisation. "Go to the hospital" is sometimes used in the exact same way as the above. It also can mean going to a specific hospital, hence the use of the definite article.
Nov 13, 2009 · He was taken to hospital yesterday. At is not used in the above sentences. Americans normally use the in these sentences. If you refer to a person who works in a hospital, an article is needed. It can be a or the, depending on the context: He works in/at a hospital in London. A is a good choice because there are many hospitals in London.
Oct 20, 2006 · are both correct ways to say that you've never been put in a hospital as a patient. If you want to say that you've never visited a hospital for any reason you could say " I've never been to a hospital." Or "I've never been in a hospital (before)." << Please see Preposition hospital in the WR Dictionary >>. J.
Aug 3, 2006 · Admission is an administrative process that gives one the status of a patient and makes the hospital staff responsible for one's medical care, and one's insurers, if any, responsible for payment for that care. In AE, we usually use in the hospital for people who have been admitted. For others, we have to use something else.
Oct 17, 2011 · English - England. Oct 17, 2011. #2. If you are admitted to the hospital and stay in a bed overnight, then you are 'in hospital' NB, no "the". If you go to the hospital to have treatment (e.g. a cut, or a sprain or see a specialist,) and then go home after a few hours, then you are "at the hospital." So your brother in law is 'still in hospital.'.
May 5, 2017 · But what if not only don't I know the name of the hospital but also if the place I called is actually a hospital. For example, I mean to call the hospital and I think I'm calling one but when the person answers I realize that either I dialed the wrong number or somehow reached the wrong place, so just in case I want to ask if the place I called is a hospital.
Aug 19, 2008 · Hallo, please, help me: I am rather confused - should I write: in the hospital or at the hospital (e.g. sanitary conditions in/at the hospital; Department of Critical Care in/at the City Hospital; patient staying in/at the hospital)? Is there any "institution/building" rule? And what about...
Oct 5, 2008 · English-Ireland (top end) Oct 5, 2008. #4. If the patients are staying in hospital, in beds, that is a ward (UK terminology). Ward. A ward is a group of beds with associated treatment facilities which is managed by a senior nurse. It may comprise a number of rooms or one room may be divided into a number of wards. NHS in Scotland.
