in hospital
prep. phr..prep. phr.. staying in a hospital to get medical treatment for an illness or injury.
prep. phr.. functioning as a locative or stative adverbial phrase indicating a patient's admission for medical care; notably lacks the definite article in British English.
My grandmother is in hospital for a few days.
He spent two weeks in hospital after the car accident last month.
While she was in hospital recovering from surgery, her colleagues sent flowers and cards to her room.
used without 'the' in British English when the person is a patient.
highlight the contrast between British English ('in hospital') and American English ('in the hospital') to avoid learner confusion when consuming different media.
He is in the hospital for his heart surgery.He is in hospital for his heart surgery.in British English, we omit 'the' when the person is there as a patient, similar to 'in school' or 'in prison'.