公こう立りつ病びょう院いん

noun

public hospital; government hospital; municipal hospital

A hospital run by a public entity such as a prefecture, city, or national government. Contrasts with private hospitals (私立病院).

• この町まちには公こう立りつ病びょう院いんが一ひとつしかありません。

  There is only one public hospital in this town.

• 公こう立りつ病びょう院いんは私し立りつ病びょう院いんより診しん療りょう費ひが安やすいことが多おおい。

  Public hospitals often have lower medical fees than private hospitals.