A hospital today is an institution for professional health care provided by physicians, nurses and other professionals.

Terminology

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During the Middle Ages the hospital could serve other functions, such as almshouse for the poor, or hostel for pilgrims. The name comes from Latin hospes (host), which is also the root for the English words hotel, hostel, and hospitality. The modern word hotel derives from the French word hostel, which featured a silent s, which was eventually removed from the word; French for hospital is hôpital.

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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:34:00 -0000
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Football legend's brother in drug bust
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:55:00 -0000
BROTHER of former AFL star Wayne Carey charged in relation to alleged syndicate that could have produced $20m in drugs.
Wayne Carey's brother on drug charges
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:36:00 -0000
THE brother of AFL legend Wayne Carey has been arrested over the importation of chemicals which had the potential to make $20m worth of drugs.
Baptist minister's son jailed for rapes
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:40:00 -0000
THE son of a high profile Baptist minister has been jailed for more than 15 years for a series of aggravated rapes he committed in the 1980s.
Five arrested over $20m drug seizure
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:07:00 -0000
FIVE people have been arrested in Victoria and Queensland over the seizure of chemicals which have the potential to make $20 million worth of drugs, police say.
Keep bushfire 'stay or go policy' - lawyers
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:56:00 -0000
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TV show maker 'fondled naked teen'
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:02:00 -0000
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AFL club boss vows to fight cancer
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:22:00 -0000
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Fire chief 'failed to do his job'
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:59:00 -0000
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Guilty plea over cyclist's death
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:27:00 -0000
A MAN who was allegedly drink driving when he hit and killed a cyclist on a bayside Melbourne road has pleaded guilty to culpable driving.

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