warded vs hospitalise

[Tan Elaine]

Do native speakers use 'ward' to mean 'hospitalise'? According to the The New Oxford Dictionary, 'to be warded' is 'to be hospitalised'.

For example, "The injured pedestrian was warded at XYZ Hospital."

Thanks.

 

[Barb_D]

Re: warded vs hospitlaise

That is not used in the US.

 

[5jj]

Re: warded vs hospitlaise

I have never heard/seen it, and there is only one citation in the BNC. so it is rare in BrE.

 

[Rover_KE]

Re: warded vs hospitlaise

I agree. You'd be well-advised to forget that, Tan Elaine.

Rover

 

[Tan Elaine]

Re: warded vs hospitlaise

Thanks to all of you for your advice. Just for your information, this word is commonly used in our local newspapers.

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: warded vs hospitlaise

It sounds to me like the kind of thing you might read in wartime correspondence.

My Darling Vera

Don't be shocked but I was injured in yesterday's sortie. It's not serious and I'm warded in Field Hospital number 3 where you can send a care package if you wish.

Teddy sends his best wishes too and says not to worry about me.

Stay strong, my love.

Bertie

 

[Rover_KE]

Re: warded vs hospitlaise

It sounds to me like the kind of thing you might read in wartime correspondence.

My Darling Vera

Don't be shocked but I was injured in yesterday's sortie. It's not serious and I'm warded in Field Hospital number 3 where you can send a care package if you wish.

Teddy sends his best wishes too and says not to worry about me.

Stay strong, my love.

Bertie

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: warded vs hospitlaise

Why so sad, Rover? Did you know Bertie?! ;-)

 

[charliedeut]

Re: warded vs hospitlaise

Why so sad, Rover? Did you know Bertie?! ;-)

Maybe he was "Teddy" :roll:

 

[bhaisahab]

Re: warded vs hospitlaise

Why so sad, Rover? Did you know Bertie?! ;-)

Bertie was demonstrating his British stiff upper lip, unfortunately he succumbed to his wounds that very night. Teddy lingered for a few hours more, but sadly he too passed away.

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: warded vs hospitlaise

Bertie was demonstrating his British stiff upper lip, unfortunately he succumbed to his wounds that very night. Teddy lingered for a few hours more, but sadly he too passed away.

Poor old Vera's having a rough day. At this rate, she'll have an attack of the vapours and have to be hospitalised herself!

 

[bhaisahab]

Re: warded vs hospitlaise

Poor old Vera's having a rough day. At this rate, she'll have an attack of the vapours and have to be hospitalised herself!

She soon recovered and ran off to Wisconsin with a GI.

 

[5jj]

Re: warded vs hospitlaise

Poor old Vera's having a rough day. At this rate, she'll have an attack of the vapours and have to be hospitalised herself!

Or even warded.

 

[charliedeut]

A bit of the older sense of the word is still used in the US (at least in the western part of the US). A women may go to a hospital and be admitted to the maternity ward. Also, a hospital ward can refer to a patient's room that has more than one bed, a four bed ward.

Then if it has two beds it's a re-ward? :lol:

 

[emsr2d2]

A bit of the older sense of the word is still used in the US (at least in the western part of the US). A women may go to a hospital and be admitted to the maternity ward. Also, a hospital ward can refer to a patient's room that has more than one bed, a four bed ward.

The noun "ward" is always used in the UK for any hospital room with more than one bed. We definitely don't use the verb "to ward" though.

My uncle is in Ward B2 of XXX Hospital.
My mum has just spent 2 weeks in Oncology Ward D3, East Wing, XXXX General Hospital.