hospitalization (Noun) — A period of time when you are confined to a hospital. ex. "now they try to shorten the patient's hospitalization"
hospitalization (Noun) — The condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital. ex. "he hoped to avoid the expense of hospitalization"
hospitalization (Noun) — Insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense.
hospitalization (Noun) — Placing in medical care in a hospital.