Hospital
Doctor's Office, Clinic
noun, の adjective
A sick institution is a place where sick people go. That is a hospital.
病院 is a broad word used to talk about not just big hospitals but also regular doctor's offices or clinics. So when Japanese people speak English, they might say "hospital" even when they are just going to a small, local clinic.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
病院ではたらく
to work at a hospital
病院で受ける
to receive at the hospital
病院で見てもらう
to be seen at the hospital
病院に来る
to come to the hospital
病院に入院する
to be hospitalized
病院に行く
to go to the hospital
大学病院
university hospital
市立病院
municipal hospital
中央病院
central hospital
病院までタクシーで、千円ぐらいです。
It takes about a thousand yen to get to the hospital by taxi.
お母さんが病院にいるので、毎日病院に通っています。
My mother is in the hospital, so I go there every day.
あの白いビルは、市立病院です。
That white building is a municipal hospital.