What does it mean to be 'admitted' to a hospital?

What does it mean to be 'admitted' to a hospital?

Arthur Shorr (Former COO and SVP of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) gives expert video advice on: What are the different types of hospitals in the US?; Why would I need to be admitted to a hospital?; What are my rights as a patient in a hospital? and more...

To be admitted to a hospital means that a person is going to be formally enrolled and registered as a patient in the hospital, be cared for under the supervision of a physician, cared for by nurses and support staff, to deal with whatever their diagnostic or therapeutic needs really are.