How do you sign “Hospital” in ASL?
HOSPITAL: HOSPITAL in American Sign Language (ASL) names the place for medical care. The video and animated demonstration below show the sign.


When do you use HOSPITAL in ASL?
HOSPITAL carries serious conversations: visits, emergencies, births, and recoveries. Health access is a live issue for Deaf patients, and hospital vocabulary is part of self-advocacy. It belongs to the places set of Lesson 19 but does weightier work than most of its neighbors.
It appears in Lesson 19 of Book 1.
📖 HOSPITAL is taught in Lesson 19 of ASL 101: Starting Out — Book 1 of the 216-Day Challenge →

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