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.
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.
I had a checkup at the municipal hospital.
Public hospital, which includes municipal, prefectural, and national hospitals. Broader than 市立病院.
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.
Nagoya Municipal Hospital is in the city center.
A hospital run by a smaller municipality like a town or village.
Emphasizing that the hospital is public, not private.
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.
Municipal hospital and private hospital are pronounced the same.
The village hospital is close in scale to a clinic.