Translation guide
A hospital operated by a city, town, or local government. In Japanese, this is typically expressed with 市立 (municipal/city-run) or 公立 (public) combined with 病院 (hospital).
A hospital owned and operated by a city or town government.
A hospital run by a smaller municipality like a town or village.
Hospital run by a town (町).
町立病院は山の近くにある。
The town hospital is near the mountain.
Emphasizing that the hospital is public, not private.
Public hospital, using 公立 as an adjective. Natural in conversation.
私立より公立の病院のほうが安い。
Public hospitals are cheaper than private ones.
市立 (しりつ, municipal) and 私立 (しりつ, private) are homophones. In speech, 市立 is sometimes pronounced いちりつ to avoid confusion, but this is not standard. Context usually makes the meaning clear.
市立病院と私立病院は発音が同じです。
Municipal hospital and private hospital are pronounced the same.
Standard term for a hospital run by a city. Note that 市立 (しりつ) can be confused with 私立 (しりつ, private), but context usually clarifies.
市立病院で診察を受けた。
I had a checkup at the municipal hospital.
Public hospital, which includes municipal, prefectural, and national hospitals. Broader than 市立病院.
この地域には公立病院が二つある。
There are two public hospitals in this area.
Literally 'citizens' hospital', often used in proper names for municipal hospitals, e.g., 名古屋市民病院.
名古屋市民病院は市の中心部にある。
Nagoya Municipal Hospital is in the city center.
Hospital run by a village (村). Rare, as villages often lack full hospitals.
村立病院は診療所に近い規模だ。
The village hospital is close in scale to a clinic.
The city's hospital. Casual way to refer to a municipal hospital.
市の病院で働いています。
I work at the city hospital.