Hospitaläre
Hospitaläre is an adjective in German that denotes something relating to or occurring in a hospital. Derived from hospital, the term is used primarily in formal or technical language within medicine, healthcare administration, and research. It contrasts with ambulant (outpatient) and with stationär (inpatient) in many contexts, although in everyday speech people usually say im Krankenhaus or im Spital.
In practice, hospitaläre Dinge include hospitaläre Behandlung (treatment that takes place in a hospital), hospitaläre Versorgung
The term appears in medical literature, health policy, and billing documentation. It helps distinguish between services
Note: While standard in specialized contexts, hospitalär is less common in everyday German; many speakers prefer