hospitalization (n.)a period of time when you are confined to a hospital;
now they try to shorten the patient's hospitalization
hospitalization (n.)the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital;
he hoped to avoid the expense of hospitalization
hospitalization (n.)insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense;
Synonyms: hospitalization insurance
hospitalization (n.)placing in medical care in a hospital;
Synonyms: hospitalisation / hospital care