hospital ward - block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care; "they put her in a 4-bed ward"block - housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing" detox - the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified maternity ward - a hospital ward that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants |