Hospitals · Health
a hospital stay
time in hospital
A hospital stay is the period when someone remains in hospital for care or treatment.
This vs that
She had a short hospital stay.
She made a hospital visit.
Hear it in real life
How long was your hospital stay?
Just two nights, thankfully.
After a week-long hospital stay, he was finally well enough to go home.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Hospital stay' is clear and natural in ordinary speech; the stiff version sounds like a clinical report.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: My hospital staying lasted five days.
Say: My hospital stay lasted five days.
Use the noun 'stay' after 'hospital', not the -ing form.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
during a hospital stay
He lost quite a bit of weight during his hospital stay.
During a hospital stay, it helps to have someone bring you familiar things from home.
Hospitals words
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Your turn: say it out loud
Her hospital stay lasted a week.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
a hospital stay
time in hospital
“After a week-long hospital stay, he was finally well enough to go home.”
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