The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
hospitalisation \hospitalisation\, hospitalization \hospitalization\n. medical care in a hospital; also, the period during which one receives care in a hospital. Syn: hospital care. [WordNet 1.5]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hospitalisation n 1: placing in medical care in a hospital [syn: hospitalization, hospitalisation, hospital care]