Rare term for ambulance; in modern Japanese, 救急車 is overwhelmingly used instead. This word may appear in older texts or specific contexts.
See also: 救急車
昔の小説には「病院車」という言葉が出てくることがある。
In old novels, the word 病院車 sometimes appears.
Compound of 病院 (hospital) and 車 (vehicle). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a rare synonym for ambulance.