This is the 672nd most frequent Finnish word.
sairaalassa
"In the hospital."
Here, 'sairaalassa' indicates a location, specifying where the subject performs an action, utilizing the inessive case to describe being inside (at) the hospital.
Hän työskentelee sairaalassa.
He works at the hospital.
In this sentence, 'sairaalassa' denotes the place where the mentioned activity (receiving treatment) occurs, showing the current location of the patient in a descriptive manner.
Potilas on sairaalassa hoitoa saamassa.
The patient is in the hospital receiving treatment.
Here, 'sairaalassa' specifies the setting of the discussion, providing the context within which the narrative action takes place, emphasizing the environment of the event.