救 急 病 院(きゅうきゅうびょういん)

きゅうきゅうびょういん

noun

emergency hospital

1. emergency hospital; ER-equipped hospital

A hospital designated to accept emergency patients around the clock. In Japan, hospitals are officially classified into tiers (一次(いちじ)、二次(にじ)、三次(さんじ)) based on the severity of cases they handle.

救急病院(きゅうきゅうびょういん)に運(はこ)ばれた。

I was taken to an emergency hospital.

近(ちか)くの救急病院(きゅうきゅうびょういん)を調(しら)べておく。

I'll look up nearby emergency hospitals in advance.

夜中(よなか)に熱(ねつ)が出(で)たので、救急病院(きゅうきゅうびょういん)に電話(でんわ)して相談(そうだん)した。

I developed a fever in the middle of the night, so I called the emergency hospital for advice.

Compound of 救急(きゅうきゅう) (emergency) + 病院(びょういん) (hospital). Refers to hospitals that take walk-in or ambulance-brought emergency cases at any hour.

Common collocations

救急病院(きゅうきゅうびょういん)に運(はこ)ぶ: to take (someone) to an emergency hospital
救急病院(きゅうきゅうびょういん)を受診(じゅしん)する: to be seen at an emergency hospital
救急病院(きゅうきゅうびょういん)当番(とうばん): emergency hospital on-call rotation

Related words

救急外来(きゅうきゅうがいらい): emergency outpatient department (the ER itself within a hospital)
救急車(きゅうきゅうしゃ): ambulance
一次(いちじ)救急(きゅうきゅう) / 二次(にじ)救急(きゅうきゅう) / 三次(さんじ)救急(きゅうきゅう): primary / secondary / tertiary emergency care (Japan's tiered system)

Related Words

Related: 救急車(きゅうきゅうしゃ) (ambulance)

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Added 2026.6.5 13:08 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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