Ma'anar ƙamus na "kulawan asibiti" yana nufin kulawar likita da kulawa da ake ba marasa lafiya waɗanda aka kwantar da su a asibiti. Ya haɗa da ayyuka da kayan aiki da asibiti ke bayarwa don tabbatar da lafiyar jiki, tunani, da tunani na majiyyaci yayin zamansu, kamar ganewar asali, jiyya, magani, kulawa, gyarawa, kulawar jinya, da sauran ayyukan tallafi. Gabaɗaya ƙungiyar kwararrun kiwon lafiya ce ke ba da kulawar asibiti, gami da likitoci, ma’aikatan jinya, masu aikin jinya, da sauran ma’aikatan lafiya, waɗanda ke aiki tare don ba da cikakkiyar kulawa da haɗin kai ga majiyyaci.