noun
English loanword used in Japanese, often in names of facilities or in a slightly more modern or Western-leaning context than 病院.
彼はホスピタルで働いている。
He works at a hospital.
新しいホスピタルが駅の近くにできた。
A new hospital was built near the station.
The native Japanese word for hospital, more common in everyday speech. ホスピタル is a loanword often used in proper names or to give a modern, Western feel.
Borrowed from English 'hospital'.